The Lebanon in Turmoil Syria and the Powers in 1860: Books of the Marvels of the Time Concerning the Massacres in the Arab Country By Iskander Ibn Yaq'ub Abkarius
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920. First Edition. Small Quarto. Item #029069
. 203 pages. An important annotated translation of a rare manuscript in the Landburg Collection at Yale. An eye-witness of the events that describes the massacres in Lebanon and Damascus in 1860. The Ottoman Empire's move into darkness continued until its dissolution after the end of World War I. A very good copy bound in dark blue cloth, upper edge of upper board triple ruled in gilt, spine lettering gilt, light wear to spine ends and corners, black rub mark to page 176 with a few corners creased(p. 177 to end) possibly once dropped? No names or bookplates.
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