Blind White Fish in Persia
London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., c. 1955. Binding: Publisher’s full pebbled cloth. Text on spine. Red illustrated dust jacket. , Notes: This book is about Anthony Smith & three other Oxford undergraduates, travelling to the South of Persia. One of their objectives was to see if blind white fish lived, as had been reported, in the artificial underground water channels of that region. Anthony Smith (1926 – 2014) was, among other things, a writer, author, sailor, ballonist and former Tomorrow's World television presenter. He was perhaps best known for his bestselling work The Body (1968). However, Smith's first expedition was to Persia, exploring the Qanat underground irrigation tunnels. This expedition was documented in his book Blind White Fish in Persia; a species of fish that he discovered is named after him., Size: 8vo (216x140mm). , Illustration: Illustrated with several pages of photographs, 2 maps, and an illustration showing a diagram of a Qanat. , Category: Book Voyages General; Book Asia Middle East Iran;. The book is in very good condition. The dust jacket is in good condition. Item #B5357
Binding: Publisher’s full pebbled cloth. Text on spine. Red illustrated dust jacket. , Notes: This book is about Anthony Smith & three other Oxford undergraduates, travelling to the South of Persia. One of their objectives was to see if blind white fish lived, as had been reported, in the artificial underground water channels of that region. Anthony Smith (1926 – 2014) was, among other things, a writer, author, sailor, ballonist and former Tomorrow's World television presenter. He was perhaps best known for his bestselling work The Body (1968). However, Smith's first expedition was to Persia, exploring the Qanat underground irrigation tunnels. This expedition was documented in his book Blind White Fish in Persia; a species of fish that he discovered is named after him., Size: 8vo (216x140mm). , Illustration: Illustrated with several pages of photographs, 2 maps, and an illustration showing a diagram of a Qanat. , Category: Book Voyages General; Book Asia Middle East Iran;.
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