Kremer, Alfred Von - Culturgeschichte Des Orients Unter Den Chalifen (2 Volumes)

Wien, Wilhelm Braumuller, 1877. Leather bound. 1/2 black leather with marbled paper-covered boards and 5 raised bands, patterned endpapers. Vol. I (1875): x, (2), 547, (1) pp. Vol. 2 (1877): ; (4), 516, (2) pp. Text is entirely in German. FOLIOS LIMITED, of the UK, has informed us that "This is Kremer's most important work in which he discusses the history of the Orient under the Caliphate.This set is considered as a main source on Islamic civilization. It provides an account of the rise of the Caliphate followed by a fascinating account of town life and the Omayyad court at Damascus. VG-, minor chaffing to leather extremities indicating wear, but very sold overall. Each title-page has two circular ink stamps, the larger being from the K.u.K. Oest. - Ung. Consulat in Baghdad. These ink stamps are crossed out with a simple inked X, and there is a waxed pencil notation on each title-page as well. No other ownership marks in the books. Bookseller's stamp on rear endpapers from Louis Marchanbd of Paris with a stylized cat sitting on a book .

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