Author: ALOUF, MICHEL M.
Title: History of Baalbek by One of Its Inhabitants
Description: Beirut, Lebanon: Al-Igtihad, Jos. Tabet, 1929. Fourteenth Edition. Paperback. viii, 176 pages. Several black and white plates. 19 x 14 cm. "The worldwide fame of the ruins of Baalbek draws crowds of admiring tourists yearly, and standing before these wonderful monuments, strangers feel overwhelmed by their beauty and by all the historical and architectural questions they evoke. No contemporary historian having ever tried to give satisfactory answers, either as to the origin, or date, I have tried to do so and thus render a service to my country and its visitors." - Preface to the first edition. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Contents tanned with age. A sound vintage copy of this informative work.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Baalbek - history, Lebanon - History. Good .

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