{"product_id":"j-e-budgett-meakin-the-moorish-empire-the-land-of-the-moors-the-moors-first-edition-123839","title":"The Moorish Empire, The Land of the Moors, The Moors.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003ethe Morocco trilogy\u003c\/h4\u003eA fine set of Meakin's Morocco Trilogy, the best work in English on Morocco up to that time. Meakin (1866-1906), was immersed in Moroccan life and culture from an early age. His father published the first English language newspaper there, The Times of Morocco, where Meakin worked from 1886, eventually becoming editor. More than just an ex-pat, Meakin adopted an Arabic name and wore local dress, becoming proficient in the language and publishing an English-Arabic Dictionary. The trilogy provides us with a comprehensive view of Morocco and its history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst editions; 3 vols, 8vo (23 x 15 cm), 4 maps including one coloured, 2 charts; 330 illustrations,adverts, bookplate in vol III (The Moors), hinges weak in vol I (The Moorish Empire), ; publisher's original blue cloth gilt, spines with pictorial gilt vignettes, covers with large pictorial gilt vignette of the Gate of the Citadel, Tangier, gilt very slightly faded on a couple of vols; overall a very good set; 'xxiii, 576 pp, xxxiv, 464 pp, xxii, 503 pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MEAKIN, J. E. Budgett.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57147811561847,"sku":"123839","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/123839_7d985104-2ba7-4074-9e2a-a1ca4e106251.jpg?v=1780555292","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/j-e-budgett-meakin-the-moorish-empire-the-land-of-the-moors-the-moors-first-edition-123839","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}