the Morocco trilogy with two titles signed

A fine set of Meakin's Morocco Trilogy, the best work in English on Morocco up to that time. The first title in the series a signed & numbered subscriber's copy, the second an inscribed presentation copy.

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.

First editions; 3 vols, 8vo; 'The Moorish Empire' a signed and numbered subscriber's copy, 'The Land of the Moors' an inscribed presentation copy, xxiii, 576 pp., 3 maps, 2 charts; xxxiv, 464 pp., coloured map, 83 illustrations; xxii, 503 pp., 132 illustrations; original blue cloth gilt, spines with pictorial gilt vignettes, covers with large pictorial gilt vignette of the Gate of the Citadel, Tangier, a fine set.