THE HISTORY OF THE SARACENS; Comprising the Lives of Mohammed and his Successors, to the Death of Abdalmelik, the Eleventh Caliph.
by Ockley, Simon;
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
London: Henry G. Bohn,, 1848. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Fifth Edition. orig. blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine, pp., xxviii, 512, frontis. engraved plate, index, wear at spine ends and edges, rear hinge starting, corners bumped, A volume on Bohn's Standard Library series. Ockley was the first English scholar to write a continuous history of the Arabs . .'a scholar of the rarest type'.DNB Size: Sm.8 vo..
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TR 9400
- Title
- THE HISTORY OF THE SARACENS; Comprising the Lives of Mohammed and his Successors, to the Death of Abdalmelik, the Eleventh Caliph.
- Author
- Ockley, Simon;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1848
- Keywords
- ISLAM, RELIGION, MIDDLE EAST, OCKLEY SIMON
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
Terms of Sale
Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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About the Seller
Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2004
Fredericton, New Brunswick
About Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Mail order only. 51 years as a bookseller
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