An Account of the Ottoman Conquest of Egypt in the Year A.H. 922 (AD 1516)
by Salmon, W.H. (Lt Col)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
London: The Royal Asiatic Society, 1921. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 Vo. Near fine black cloth, blind stamped along edges on both boards, gilt title on the spine. Vol. XV of the Oriental Translation Fund, New Series, translated from the third volume of the Arabic chronicle of Muhammed Ibh Ahmed Ibn Iyas, an eyewitness of the scenes he describes. Pages xvi, 117. Inside, a stain on the inside of the front board where a book plate has been removed. Otherwise, very clean and tight, no foxing, no other stain and no prior owner marks. Scarce. No other copies on the internet at this writing..
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- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 079372
- Title
- An Account of the Ottoman Conquest of Egypt in the Year A.H. 922 (AD 1516)
- Author
- Salmon, W.H. (Lt Col)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Royal Asiatic Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1921
- Size
- 8 Vo
- Keywords
- Ottoman, Military, Egypt, Middle East
- Bookseller catalogs
- Egypt; Turkey-Greece;
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