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The road to Oxiana

Byron, Robert, 1905-19412010
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In 1933, Robert Byron set out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Teheran to Oxiana - the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which forms part of the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. Here he recounts his adventures.
Main title:
The road to Oxiana / Robert Byron.
Edition:
New ed. / with an introduction by Bruce Chatwin.
Imprint:
London : Vintage Classic, 2010.
Collation:
416 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Notes:
This ed. originally published: London: Picador, 1981.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780099523888 (pbk)0099523884 (pbk)
Dewey class:
915.6'043915.604915.6043B
Local class:
915.604
Language:
English
BRN:
476549
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