Hunting as Practised in Arab Countries of the Middle Ages.
Published by CairoGovernment Press Bulâq ., 1937
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Robert Frew Ltd. ABA ILAB, London, United KingdomRobert Frew Ltd. ABA ILAB
AbeBooks seller since March 31, 1998
Condition: Used
US$ 408.30
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FIRST EDITION. 8vo. pp. 15+[5]+[11, plates]+[1, colophon]. Original pale blue card wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, front cover lettered in blue. With 12 half-tone plates. Some light toning to covers, generally a very good copy of this scarce work. First edition, first printing, of this illustrated study by the curator of the Museum of Arab Art, Cairo. Hassan's was the first attempt to "relate representations of hunting scenes to their practical and social functions" (Hillenbrand, p. 229). With the exception of one, all the artefacts captured in the photographic half-tones are drawn from the collections under the author's care at the Cairo museum.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Hunting as Practised in Arab Countries of the Middle Ages.
- Author
- HASSAN, Zaky M., Dr.
- Publisher
- CairoGovernment Press Bulâq .
- Publication year
- 1937
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- MIDDLE EAST & ISLAMIC, SPORT
Robert Frew Ltd. ABA ILAB
London, United Kingdom
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