Author: Dickson, Martin.
Title: KEITH OF THE 78TH (Ibrahim Agha) Egypt 1807-1811.
Description: Societe Orientale de Publicite, Cairo, 1949. Large 8vo. 254pp. + [ii]. Port. frontis. (spotted). Title page lightly browned, corners of a few leaves sl. curled, in browned and spotted cream limp card wrapps. lettered and illus. in black to upper wrapp., lower leading corner of upper wrapp. sl. creased, contemporary ownership signature to upper leading corner of upper wrapp., spine browned and very sl. chipped. ¶ Thomas Keith (c.1785–1815) Scottish soldier, captured in Egypt while fighting for the United Kingdom. As a prisoner of war, he converted to Islam and joined the Ottoman military. He died in 1815 as governor of Medina while fighting the Emirate of Diriyah.

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