''Libyan Sands: Travel in a Dead World'' (first published 1935; reprinted by

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in 2010) is a

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, written by Ralph A. Bagnold, the founder of the British Army's

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in the

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. Described by

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expert

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as "without question, the classic work of 20th-century Saharan exploration", it is a first-hand account of Bagnold's pioneering adventures in the

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during his time in the

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. It is still considered a classic work, and in 2010, it was reissued by

References

{{reflist 1935 non-fiction books British travel books Books about the Sahara Hodder & Stoughton books Eland Books books English non-fiction books

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