Soldiers of Fortune: The Story of the Mamlukes Tapa dura - 1973

London, ET AL: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1973. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. 0340149140 .

Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1973. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1050grams, ISBN:0340149140

Hodder & Stoughton, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. 480 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables, maps ; 25 cm. <br> "For 250 years, the Mamlukes ruled the most powerful empire in the Middle East. Military mercenaries from the steppes of Central Asia, they were the finest cavalry in the world, and they bequeathed to us some of the world's most striking architecture. In their decline, their power was destroyed by inflation and internal political crises: troubles which bear a sinister resemblance to our problems today." - Hodder & Stoughton

Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1973-09-01. Hardcover. Good.

London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1973. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 480 pages, bibliography, indexed and illustrated. The jacket is chipped at the head of the spine and lightly along the edges and the back carries a short tear at the tail; the head of the front and back flap are lightly damp stained, as is a small section at the head of the front paste down and front end paper. The head is dust stained. Despite these faults, it remains a very good copy - clean, unmarked and solid. "An Arab historian traces events leading to the rise and decline of the powerful Muslim Mamluke Empire between 1250 and 1517." "Lieutenant-General Sir John Bagot Glubb, KCB, CMG, DSO, OBE, MC, KStJ, KPM (16 April 1897 - 17 March 1986), known as Glubb Pasha, was a British soldier, scholar, and author, who led and trained Transjordan's Arab Legion between 1939 and 1956 as its commanding general. During the First World War, he served in France. Glubb has been described as an "integral tool in the… Leer más

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1973 F-/VG. 8vo. original green rexine gilt (faint leaf edge speckling, prev. owner's small rsm to FFE, else clean & bright) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, spine sunned, a trifle rubbed); pp. 480, with illustrations & maps. Heavy item (1.25kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/VG.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.