Omani Women. About a Journey

COUCHMAN, Helen. Omani Women. About a Journey.

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COUCHMAN, Helen. Omani Women. About a Journey. London, Soloshow Publishing, 2015.

4to. Original boards with dust-wrappers; pp. 174, colour-illustrated throughout; new and signed by the photographer on the title-page.
First edition. Most likely the first book on the subject. 'She camped in the mountains, the desert and on the beaches of this beautiful country, in order to gain access to the communities living between the northern tip of Musandam and the southern border with Yemen; between the edge of The Empty Quarter bordering with Saudi Arabia to the west; and along the length of the east coast and onto Masirah Island. On her travels she met women walking or working and asked to take their portraits' (Sussan Babaie in the preface). - Text in Arabic and English.

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