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Six Months In The Hejaz: An Account Of The Mohammedan Pilgrimages To Meccah And Medinah
by Keane, John F
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Ward And Downey, London, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition: 1st printing of two works combined in one volume. 307 pages, original covers. Shelf wear, fraying, bumping, staining to covers, slight lean to spine, front end paper fragile and edges missing,hinge reinforced with tape, rear hinge splitting. Text block shaken but still quite sturdy, some over-opening, pages age toned. Contents clean. John Kane, an Irish sailor, travels under the false identity of a Muslim man under the banner of an Indian Muslim prince who intends to perform Hajj. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Travel & Places; Religion & Theology. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3510. .
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- Bookseller
- Polar Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3510
- Title
- Six Months In The Hejaz: An Account Of The Mohammedan Pilgrimages To Meccah And Medinah
- Author
- Keane, John F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ward And Downey
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1887
- Keywords
- BZDB349 Travel & Places; Religion & Theology. Unbranded Keane, John F Six Months In The Hejaz: An Account Of The Mohammedan Pilgrimages To Meccah And Medinah
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- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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