--- product_id: 75964403 title: "Arabian Sands" price: "₪49" currency: ILS in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.co.il/products/75964403-arabian-sands store_origin: IL region: Israel --- # Arabian Sands **Price:** ₪49 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Arabian Sands - **How much does it cost?** ₪49 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.il](https://www.desertcart.co.il/products/75964403-arabian-sands) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description In the spirit of T.E. Lawrence, Wilfred Thesiger spent five years wandering the deserts of Arabia, producing Arabian Sands , 'a memorial to a vanished past, a tribute to a once magnificent people'. The Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction by Rory Stewart. Wilfred Thesiger, repulsed by what he saw as the softness and rigidity of Western life - 'the machines, the calling cards, the meticulously aligned streets' - spent years exploring in and around the vast, waterless desert that is the 'Empty Quarter' of Arabia. Travelling amongst the Bedu people, he experienced their everyday challenges of hunger and thirst, the trials of long marches beneath the relentless sun, the bitterly cold nights and the constant danger of death if it was discovered he was a Christian 'infidel'. He was the first European to visit most of the region, and just before he left the area the process that would change it forever had begun - the discovery of oil. This edition contains an introduction by Rory Stewart discussing the dangers of Thesiger's travels, his unconventional personality and his insights into the Bedouin way of life. Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger (1910-2003) was a British travel writer born in Addis Ababa in Abyssinia (now Ethiopia). Thesiger is best known for two travel books: Arabian Sands (1959), which recounts his travels in the Empty Quarter of Arabia between 1945 and 1950 and describes the vanishing way of life of the Bedouins, and The Marsh Arabs (1964), an account of the traditional peoples who lived in the marshlands of southern Iraq. If you enjoyed Arabian Sands , you might like T.E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom , also available in Penguin Modern Classics 'Thesiger is perhaps the last, and certainly one of the greatest, of the British travellers among the Arabs' Sunday Times 'Following worthily in the tradition of Burton, Lawrence, Philby and Thomas, it is, very likely, the book about Arabia to end all books about Arabia' Daily Telegraph Review: the survival . - it is very good. Review: From a Real "Bedu"! - From a different epoch comes this voice of a man who was a true explorer and adventurer...who did not just walked in conquered and left but the one who stayed back!...The book chronicles Eton-educated, pugilist, Sir Wilfred Thesiger's lifelong association with the Bedu people(origin of "Bedouin") of Arabian peninsula in a hand which is well controlled and also has pics from the era...What comes across is his real and everlasting love of the desert....its no twinkle-eyed account but a realistic potrayal of someone who can be called a true "Bedu"! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #137,971 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #246 in Middle Eastern History (Books) #443 in Travel Writing (Books) #4,810 in Crafts, Hobbies & Home | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 590 Reviews | ## Images ![Arabian Sands - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81CkwyLQcIL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ the survival . *by J***H on 27 February 2016* it is very good. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From a Real "Bedu"! *by V***A on 5 February 2016* From a different epoch comes this voice of a man who was a true explorer and adventurer...who did not just walked in conquered and left but the one who stayed back!...The book chronicles Eton-educated, pugilist, Sir Wilfred Thesiger's lifelong association with the Bedu people(origin of "Bedouin") of Arabian peninsula in a hand which is well controlled and also has pics from the era...What comes across is his real and everlasting love of the desert....its no twinkle-eyed account but a realistic potrayal of someone who can be called a true "Bedu"! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Four Stars *by A***R on 3 July 2016* Good ## Frequently Bought Together - Arabian Sands (Penguin Classics) - The Marsh Arabs (Penguin Classics) - The Road to Oxiana --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.il/products/75964403-arabian-sands](https://www.desertcart.co.il/products/75964403-arabian-sands) --- *Product available on Desertcart Israel* *Store origin: IL* *Last updated: 2026-06-13*