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Damascus and its people : sketches of modern life in Syria / by Mrs. Mackintosh ...
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1883 Mackint
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mackintosh, Mrs.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Syria--Description and travel.
- Syria.
- Genre:
- Gold tooled bindings (Binding) -- 1883.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 296 p. : plates ; 19 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1883.
- Contents:
- Damascus
- The Mohammedan Quarter
- The Jewish quarter
- The christian quarter
- The Bazaars
- Children
- Betrothal and marriage
- The country round Damascus
- Summer quarters
- A ride through the desert
- Agricultural life-sowing
- Spring
- Harvest
- The shepherd and the flock
- Vineyards
- A village home
- A druze village
- The olive
- The Bedouin
- A ride along the sea-shore
- Races and religions
- Sunday in Damascus.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Bound in blue cloth with a gold pictorial design of a flower on the front cover and title and author's name are in gold.
- Athenaeum copy: Livezey Fund bookplate.
- Athenaeum copy: Stamped on t.p.: "Received April 17, 1883, The Athenaeum."
- OCLC:
- 6072236
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