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With Stars and Crescent: a full and authentic account of a recent journey with a caravan from Bombay to Constantinople, comprising a description of the country, the people, and interesting adventures with the natives
by LOCHER, A
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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About This Item
1889 ARAB Voyages 1st ed Star & Crescent Constantinople Persia Pirates Bombay
'With Stars and Crescent' is a late 19th-century account of a caravan journey throughout the Middle East by A. Locher. This book features descriptions of Arabic customs, most of which were observed and experienced by Locher himself. Notable scenes include experiences in a bazaar, witnessing a pig drive, the difference of life between Arab slaves and slave owners, and the scares of Arab pirates!
Item number: #30209
Price: $499
LOCHER, A.
With Stars and Crescent: a full and authentic account of a recent journey with a caravan from Bombay to Constantinople, comprising a description of the country, the people, and interesting adventures with the natives
Philadelphia : Aetna Publishing Company, 1889. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 634
o 15 illustrations
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Decorative cloth
· Size: ~8in X 5.25in (20cm x 13.5cm)
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30209
- Title
- With Stars and Crescent: a full and authentic account of a recent journey with a caravan from Bombay to Constantinople, comprising a description of the country, the people, and interesting adventures with the natives
- Author
- LOCHER, A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Aetna Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1889
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1889 ARAB Voyages 1st ed Star & Crescent Constantinople Persia Pirates Bombay, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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