The background of Islam

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being a sketch of Arabian history in pre-Islamic times.
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PHILBY, H. St. John B.

The background of Islam

The background of Islam

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being a sketch of Arabian history in pre-Islamic times.

Stock Code 115360

Alexandria, Whitehead, 1947

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Chronology of the ancient kings of Arabia. Philby's pioneering work on the pre-Islamic history of Arabia starting with the Abrahamic era, thence the Sabaean Mukarribs, Minaean culture and dynasties, the Kingdom of Saba, etc. An appendix lists the kings of the various kingdoms and the dates when they ruled.

First edition, limited to 500 copies signed by Philby; 8vo, 152 pp.; original blue printed boards (a bit spotted), occasional neat underling and marginalia, a good copy.

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