Books in the Notes on the Bedouins and Wahabys 2 Volume Paperback Set series

John Lewis Burckhardt (1784-1817) was a Swiss explorer who explored Arabia and the Middle East in the guise of a Muslim. First published in 1830, these volumes contain Burckhardt's description of Bedouin society and history of the Wahhabi Islamic sect. Volume 1 contains his description of the Bedouin.