Under the Flag of the Orient: A Woman's Vision of the Master's Land. An account of the sacred places, battle scenes, historical events, tragedies and romances, marvelous legends, customs and characters, hopes and promises of the race of Israel. (...) Copiously illustrated with engravings from photographic views taken in Palestine, to which has been added The Thrilling Story of Armenia. The Christian People of Ancient Eden, and their Cruel Persecutions by the Moslems. By G.H. Sandison
by Harland, Marion
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- g
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Historical Publishing Co, 1897. Hardcover. g. 8vo. 446pp. Purple cloth with gold lettering to cover and spine. Head and tail of spine bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Scuffing, rubbing and staining to boards. Owners' signatures to front endpaper. Minor browning to pages, not affecting text. Great work on the Middle East. Beautifully illustrated throughout with b/w in-text photographs. Binding in fair, book in good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15331
- Title
- Under the Flag of the Orient: A Woman's Vision of the Master's Land. An account of the sacred places, battle scenes, historical events, tragedies and romances, marvelous legends, customs and characters, hopes and promises of the race of Israel. (...) Copiously illustrated with engravings from photographic views taken in Palestine, to which has been added The Thrilling Story of Armenia. The Christian People of Ancient Eden, and their Cruel Persecutions by the Moslems. By G.H. Sandison
- Author
- Harland, Marion
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Historical Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Middle East, Orientalism, Near East, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Muslims, Jews, Christians, Armenians, Religion, Islam, history, 19th century, Travel Account, 19th century , eastern europe, Western asia
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...