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CALVERT, ALBERT F. Alhambra: Being a Brief Record of the Arabian Conquest of the Peninsula with a Particular Account of the Mohammedan Architecture and Decoration (Moorish Remains in Spain)
John Lane, the Bodley Head, 1907. Second Edition. Large Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Front hinge just beginning to loosen, preface loose but included, tears on a couple preliminary pages. All pictures intact. Original red cloth hardcover binding with embossed border on front cover, gold lettering and design, gilt top page ridge. Profuse color and black & white illustrations throughout. "The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex of the Moorish monarchs of Granada, in southern Spain (known as Al-Andalus when the fortress was constructed), occupying a hilly terrace on the south-eastern border of the city of Granada. It was the residence of the Muslim kings of Granada and their court, but is currently a museum exhibiting exquisite Islamic architecture." -- Wikipedia.
Offered for US$ 297.50 by: Yesterday's Muse Books - Book number: 044614
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