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Histoire Du Royaume d'Alger; Avec L'etat Present De Son Gouvernement De Ses Forces De Terre & De Mer, De Ses Revenus, Police, Justice, Politique & Commerce
by Tassy, Laugier De and Henri Du Sauzet
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About This Item
Amsterdam: Chez Henri Du Sauzet, 1725. 12mo. [16], 348 pages [31]pp index, (1)pp, 2 folding plates, (map and large folding etching). French text, title printed in red and black. A remarkable account of life in Algiers both in terms of its history and culture. The background deals with Algers and its conflict with Spain. De Tassy compared the Case del Hospital de Espana, as the residence was known, to the consulates that other European states maintained in Algiers. He points out in detail the condition of slaves (who when highly cultured or educated ended up in the royal palace). While the term in Arabic Ber, merely meant a desert, the term was converted to barbarian by Europeans. Their care of captives in their hospitals was often much better than that of those in European capitols. One of the most objective accounts of Algiers by contemporaries. bound in full calf, spine gilt but mostly worn off, marbled endpapers, all edges red, some chipping to head. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026110
- Title
- Histoire Du Royaume d'Alger; Avec L'etat Present De Son Gouvernement De Ses Forces De Terre & De Mer, De Ses Revenus, Police, Justice, Politique & Commerce
- Author
- Tassy, Laugier De and Henri Du Sauzet
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chez Henri Du Sauzet
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam
- Date Published
- 1725
- Keywords
- Algiers, 18th Century; Barbary Coast, 18th Century; Islam and Western Slaves, 18th Century: Spain and Algiers in the 18th Century Map Engraving
- Bookseller catalogs
- Islam--History and Art;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- 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....
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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...
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