{"product_id":"mahomet-and-his-successors-washington-irving","title":"Mahomet and His Successors, Washington Irving","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, George G. Harrap \u0026amp; Company, 1909.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. 481.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The half morocco binding remains sound and tight, though the original green leather spine has uniformly sun-faded to a rich chestnut brown, presenting a distinct two-tone contrast with the dark green morocco corners that retain their original hue. The extremities display mild rubbing, notably to the corner tips, raised bands, and the head and tail of the spine. The green cloth boards are clean, save for a noticeable strip of sun-fading along the top edge of the front board. The top edge gilt remains reasonably bright, while the untrimmed fore and bottom edges show typical age-toning. Internally, the book is tightly bound with secure hinges. The marbled endpapers are pristine, though the preliminary leaves, including the frontispiece and title page, exhibit mild scattered foxing; otherwise, the text block and the seventeen plates remain largely clean and bright, making for a handsome, robust copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This early twentieth-century edition presents Washington Irving's sweeping historical biography in an attractive, albeit unsigned, half morocco binding. The volume is profusely illustrated with a tissue-guarded frontispiece and seventeen fine plates interspersed throughout the text block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eAlthough this specific 1909 Harrap imprint is uncommonly seen on the open market, it typically surfaces in the publisher's standard cloth; encountering the work in a handsome contemporary half leather binding is decidedly scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eWashington Irving’s \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"27\"\u003eMahomet and His Successors\u003c\/i\u003e offers a vivid and accessible narrative of the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the early expansion of the Islamic empire. Moving away from the dry academic treatises of his time, Irving utilises his celebrated literary prowess to craft a sweeping historical epic, charting the foundational years of Islam and the dramatic conquests of the early Caliphs with a romantic and engaging flair.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55366476693843,"sku":"6134","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261012_113511.jpg?v=1791973246","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/mahomet-and-his-successors-washington-irving","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}