HARUN AL-RASHID : Caliph of Bagdad
Audisio, Gabriel
Published by Robert M. McBride, 1931
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Hard Cover
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242pp. Blue hardback, light rubbing at corner tips and spine edges, no DJ, name ink stamped on front end page, last end page missing, b&w illustrations, Biography of Harun Al-Rashid, fifth Abbasid Caliph, his reign had increased interest in science, culture, religion, art and music; he also established the library Bayt al-Hikma in Baghdad. Seller Inventory # w160621308
Bibliographic Details
Title: HARUN AL-RASHID : Caliph of Bagdad
Publisher: Robert M. McBride
Publication Date: 1931
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Printing.
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HARUN AL-RASHID. Caliph of Bagdad
Published by
Robert M. McBride & Company, New York, NY, 1931
Used
First Edition
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. New York, NY: Robert M. McBride & Company. Good plus condition: spine faded, stained; cracked/No Dustjacket. 1931. First Edition. 8vo., viii, 242 pp. . Good plus condition: spine faded, stained; cracked/No Dustjacket. Seller Inventory # BOOKS20297
Harun Al-Rashid Caliph of Bagdad
Published by
McBride,, 1931
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Harry Alter, Sylva, NC, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
hardcover, Condition: Good, McBride, NY 1931, 1st. 8vo. hardcover, 242pp., G $. Seller Inventory # 48802
HARUN AL-RASHID : Caliph of Bagdad
Published by
Robert M. McBride & Company, New York, NY, 1931
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Good/Good. Black & White Plates (illustrator). New York, NY: Robert M. McBride & Company. Good/Good. 1931. . Hardcover w/DJ. 8vo., 242pp., Deckled edges; shelf wear to dust cover; original price intact; pages clean and unmarked. . Seller Inventory # BOOKS344147
Harun al-Rashid. Caliph of Bagdad. Illustrated.
Published by
Robert M. McBride Co.,, New York:, 1931
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
8vo. viii, [2], 242 pp. Frntsp., 7 plates, illust. front endpapers. Blue cloth, gilt lettrng on frnt cvr & spine (mnr shlfwr), w/ d.j. vivid colour cover art of Caliph (mnr chppng ft of spine, sml tear lwr fore-edge, old sctch tpe repairs in a couple spots), still VG/G- copy. First edition of this informative biography about the famed Caliph who is often referred to in the fictional Arabian Nights when the Arab Caliphate was at its height in the 8th century. Seller Inventory # 44990
Harun Al-Rashid: Caliph of Bagdad
Published by
Robert M. McBride & Company - New York, 1931
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Barberry Lane Booksellers, Bar Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Blue cloth on boards with bright gilt stamped lettering on front and spine. Book is tight, square, sharp-cornered and free of markings and flaws inside and out but top edge does have some spotting to the red dyed edges. Front end papers have the original Arabic, rear endpapers are in blue. Biography of Harun Al-Rashid, who was the fifth Abbasid Caliph, From the Publisher: "His time was marked by scientific, cultural, and religious prosperity. Islamic art and music also flourished significantly during his reign. He established the legendary library Bayt al-Hikma ("House of Wisdom") in Baghdad in present-day Iraq, and during his rule Baghdad began to flourish as a center of knowledge, culture and trade". Without a DJ. 242 pp. Seller Inventory # blb03669
HARUN AL-RASHID: Caliph of Bagdad
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New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1931., 1931
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: BOOKFELLOWS Fine Books, ABAA, Sun City, AZ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Statement "First published March, 1931" to the copyright page and 1931 date printed in Roman numerals to the title page. Illustrated with eight black-and-white captioned plates, and with a facsimile of a Masudi manuscript page in Arabic to the front end-sheet. A culturally explicit, fictionalized, in-depth account of the life Harun, the fifth Caliph of the Abisade Caliphate, who is credited with beginning the Islamic Golden Age, who established the legendary library named House Of Wisdom in Bagdad, created a world center of culture and trade, started town laws and law enforcement for fair trade practices, began an alliance with the Chinese Tang Dynasty, and more. Harun was a featured character in several of the Arabian THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS tales, as well as in numerous other literary works, and inspired a 1924 Michael Curtiz directed film depicting his life. Upper shelf-edge of front cover bumped, upper and lower spine edges slightly rubbed, else very good plus in teal-blue polished linen with gilt embossed titles and rules to the front cover and to the spine; in a very good dust jacket with some fading to the spine panel, chips and short tears to the upper shelf-edges and to the upper and lower spine ends; original printed $3.50 price still intact to the front inner flap. Elusive in dust jacket, especially in collectible condition. Octavo; 242 pages. Seller Inventory # ABE-1624752335262