Sir Thomas W Arnold (42 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is moderately loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. #0600 The Caliphate By Sir Thomas W. Arnold Paperback 223 Pages ISBN : 9788174350336, 8174350330 Adam Publishers, India About The Book The author has shed light on the Caliphate, its origin and theological sanction for the caliphate in the Qur'an. The book gives a vast study of the Caliphate powers of the caliphs, its recognition between 11th and 13th century and its establishment in Cairo.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. The author has shed light on the Caliphate, its origin and theological sanction for the caliphate in the Qur'an. The book gives a vast study of the Caliphate powers of the caliphs, its recognition between 11th and 13th century and its establishment in Cairo.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition Thus. B&W Illustrations; 159 pages; Light edge wear and yellowing to covers. Very Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

Condition: New. In English.

Original publisher's dark blue paper-covered boards, gilt title spine, green pictorial dustjacket, reprint [1924], 8vo: 223pp. [3]pp. bibliographical notes & references, table of contents, index, advertisement. - as new.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Octavo volume bound in stiff paper wraps. B&W illustrations. Condition: spine slightly sunfaded; else VG+ condition. 159 pages.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Gut. New. 159 S. Alle Bücher & Medienartikel von Book Broker sind stets in gutem & sehr gutem gebrauchsfähigen Zustand. Unser Produktfoto entspricht dem hier angebotenen Artikel, dieser weist folgende Merkmale auf: Helle/saubere Seiten in fester Bindung. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. Buch ist professionell neu eingebunden. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 476.…

Hardback. Sir Thomas W. Arnold, Sandpiper Books. Sir Thomas Arnold was a renowned Islamic scholar and historian whose first book, The preaching of Islam (1896), was influential in disseminating a fuller understanding of Islam in the West. This history the Caliphate, first published in 1924, approaches the culturally distant subject of the Islamic political order with an infectious intellectual enthusiasm and with a great facility for riding the religious and cultural divide. The book begins with the first 'Successors to the Prophet', Abu Baker and "Umar, explaining both political events and the theological sanction of the caliphate in the Qu'ran and the 'Traditions,' (Hadith). The religious and philosophical significance of the titles Caliph, Amir (commander) and imam (leader) are constant themes as Arnold traces the history of the (Sunni) caliphate through the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties and Ottoman rule, to Turkey's abolition fo the ancient office in 1924. Shia doctrines are discussed in an appendix. Hardback. …

Condition: NEW.

'Brossurato, In Eccellenti Condizioni. La Nostra Copia È Senz''altro Un Reprint (Privo Dell''effettiva Data Di Stampa) Della Prima Edizione Del 1965. Diverse Illustrazioni Fuori Testo In B/N.'.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Gut. New. 159 S. B808-2 9780486213101 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 454.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:9788173053443.

paperback. Condition: Ottimo (Fine). 1965. Copertina editoriale in brossura morbida. Con illustrazioni.ARC6.

First edition. 8vo. 223 pp. Cloth, gilt, good copy. (76782).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 23pp. 13 colour plates with tissue guards, plus 2 b&w.

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FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (22.5 x 14 cm). pp.223+[1, colophon]. Publisher's original nave blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Some light shelfwear, old stamp to verso of title, generally a very good copy. The book is based on lectures that Arnold delivered at the University of London. It gives a historical survey of the institution of the caliphate, its development, theories around it, and how it had evolved (up to early 20th century). Chapters include The Caliphate and the Holy Roman Empire, Origin of the Caliphate: The Titles of the Caliph, The Theological Sanction for the Caliphate in the Qur n and the Traditions, Historical Survey of the Abbasid Dynasty, The Exposition of the Jurists, Recognition of the Abbasid Caliphate from the 11th to the 13th Century, The Exposition of Philosophical and Ethical Writers, The Ottomans and the Caliphate, Sultan Salim in Egypt, The Mughal Emperors in India, and The Later Ottoman Sultans and the Caliphate, etc. Sir Thomas W. Arnold was a polymath in the fields of Islamic history, art, theology, literature, and the spread of Islam.…

Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Decorative Buckram. Condition: Good. Number 189 of 375. Rare book printed in Germany. "The text was printed by August Pries in Leipzig. The black and white collotype plates were executed by F. Bruckmann A. G. in Munich, the coloured Collotype plates by Max Jaffe in Vienna. The binding was carried out by Hubel & Denck in Leipzig" This is book number 189 of 375. The exterior of the book is decorative blue cloth with gold/gilt design. The top end papers has a gold/gilt wash. Cover is beautiful with light signs of wear, back has some wear, spine has wear and is frayed at top and bottom and has a very light/small library call number on the bottom. The front cover hinge is worn and detached 3 inches at top and bottom at the spine gutter--the cover is still attached. Binding is tight but the book is a little cocked. Corners lightly bumped and worn. Inside is clean and bright. There is a library book plate inside the front cover, and pocket on the inside back cover. There are 104 plates and 19 illustrations inside this rare and fascinating study of Islamic Art. This book is refered to by many as an extremely important contribution to the field. Email us for pictures, and a shipping quote--insurance will be required. We ship fast. Size: big book. Fully Illustrated (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Published version of the Schweich Lectures of the British Academy for 1928; includes 19 black & white plates showing illustrations of referenced works of art. Very nice copy with dust toning to top edge of text block only to report. Dust wrapper clean but with a couple of tape repairs & additional 2" tear along one of the spine folds; price clipped.…

Softcover. 267 p. From the library of Professor Dr Georg Buddruss, who held the chair of Indology at the University of Mainz for many years and who, in addition to classical Sanskrit and Hindi literature, also studied the Indo-Iranian languages of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Name entry by Prof. Dr Buddruss on the endpaper. The reading pages are clean and with some pencil annotations by Prof. Dr Buddruss. Otherwise good. Binding with crease. Book pages with stamps. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 399.…

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