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Great Arab Conquests, The
by Glubb, John Bagot
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Hodder and Stoughton, 1966. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Book is in excellent condition with deep red cloth covers, gilt print at front and spine. Bottom corners show Very slight wear only, otherwise book is as new, map endpapers, over 30 detailed line drawn maps throughout text, usually full page. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows chipping at edges, 1/4"" tear top back spine. Author has six books on similar subjects: A soldier with the Arabs, The story of the Arab legion, Britain and the Arabs, War in the desert, Empire of the Arabs, The course of empire. Contents include: Quraish, Pirate strategy, Yarmouk, Qadasiya, Medain, Babylon, Egyptain surrender, Abu Lulu, Othman, Heresy and Schism, etc. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books
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- Bookseller
- Pistil Books Online
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 153816
- Title
- Great Arab Conquests, The
- Author
- Glubb, John Bagot
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Arab legion, Britain and the Arabs, War in the desert, Empire of the Arabs, The course of empire. Contents include: Quraish, Pirate strategy, Yarmouk, Qadasiya, Medain, Babylon, Egyptain surrender, Abu Lulu, Othman, Heresy and Schism,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Middle East;
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Pistil Books Online
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Seattle, Washington
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