A Secret Pilgrimage To Mecca And Medina
by Burton, Richard F.; Mackintosh-Smith, Tim (Introduction)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Not Issued
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: The Folio Society , 2004. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Not Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First Folio Society Edition (First Thus) With No Printing Indicated. Publisher's Folded Map Laid In. The Book Is Bound In Printed Buckram Over Boards With Gilt Blocked Lettering On The Front And Spine. The Top Edges Are Dyed Cream. Light Sunning To The Spine. The Black Slip Case Has A One And One Half Inch Tear At The Lower Left Corner, Else Fine.
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- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 042152
- Title
- A Secret Pilgrimage To Mecca And Medina
- Author
- Burton, Richard F.; Mackintosh-Smith, Tim (Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus 1st Printing
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 539
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Arabian Peninsula - Description And Travel; Mecca (Saudi Arabia) - Description And Travel; Medina (Saudi Arabia) - Description And Travel; Muslim Pilgrims And Pilgrimages - Saudi Arabia - Mecca. General, General
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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