Author: Rosenthal, Eric.
Title: From Drury Lane to Mecca. Being an Account of the Strange Life and Adventures of Hedley Churchward, Also Known As Mahmoud Mobarek Churchward, an English Convert to Islam.
Description: Howard Timmins 1982 reprint. Publisher's isbn 0869781790 is incorrect. Pink cloth boards. 261pp illustrated 8vo. 0.7kg. No inscription. shelfwear. edges spotted, a G++ copy in dustwrapper (spine faded, rubbed and with edgewear, no chips, tears or loss). attractive on shelf or table. Churchward was a professional painter of stage sets. He worked also in Australia & South Africa. His conversion to Islam, and his visit to Mecca, were unique for his time. His paintings of the Forbidden City are in the possession of Witwatersrand University.

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