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The History of the Saracens; comprising the Lives of Mohammad And His Successors, to the death of Abdalmelik, the eleventh Caliph.
by Simon Ockley
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Lom: Henry G. Bohn, 1847. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. in full tan calf, hubbed spine, lined and lettered in gilt, spine label lettered in gilt. Marbled edges and marbled endpapers. Fronispiece engraving of Mohammad. xxviii+ 512 pp. with index. "The Fourth Edition, revised, improved, and enlarged". Spine rubbed and chipped , spine label half chipped away and wear about al edges of the boards. Interior is tight and clean. Pretty much a "filler" working copy for you Saracen collectors and historians.
Synopsis
The History of the Saracen Empires is a book written by Simon Ockley of Cambridge University and first published in the early 18th century. The book has been reprinted many times including at London in 1894. It was published in two volumes that appeared a decade apart.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E29909
- Title
- The History of the Saracens; comprising the Lives of Mohammad And His Successors, to the death of Abdalmelik, the eleventh Caliph.
- Author
- Simon Ockley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth edition
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- Lom
- Date Published
- 1847
- Keywords
- sraacen, middle east, mohammad
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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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