The history of the siege of Damascus by the Saracens, in the year 633 / as it is related by Abu Abdo'llah Mohammed Ebn Omar Alwákidi, the Arabian historian ; very useful for the readers and spectators of the tragedy of The siege of Damascus, written by Mr. John Hughes.
Muḣammad ibn 'Umar, 747 or 748-823, author.; Hughes, John, 1677-1720. Siege of Damascus.; Ockley, Simon, 1678-1720. History of the Saracens.; Brotherton, John, active 1716-1753, bookseller.; Meadows, William, -1760, bookseller.; Roberts, James, 1668 or 1669-1754, bookseller.; Dodd, Anne, bookseller.; Graves, J., bookseller.; Lewis, William, -1759, bookseller.
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The history of the siege of Damascus by the Saracens, in the year 633 / as it is related by Abu Abdo'llah Mohammed Ebn Omar Alwákidi, the Arabian historian ; very useful for the readers and spectators of the tragedy of The siege of Damascus, written by Mr. John Hughes.
Created/published
London : Printed, and sold by J. Brotherton and W. Meadows in Cornhill, J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane, A. Dodd without Temple-Bar, W. Lewis in Covent-Garden, and J. Graves at St. James's, 1720.
Description
35, [1] p. ; 20 cm (8vo)
Associated name
Muḣammad ibn 'Umar, 747 or 748-823, author.
Hughes, John, 1677-1720. Siege of Damascus.
Ockley, Simon, 1678-1720. History of the Saracens.
Brotherton, John, active 1716-1753, bookseller.
Meadows, William, -1760, bookseller.
Roberts, James, 1668 or 1669-1754, bookseller.
Dodd, Anne, bookseller.
Graves, J., bookseller.
Lewis, William, -1759, bookseller.
Hughes, John, 1677-1720. Siege of Damascus.
Ockley, Simon, 1678-1720. History of the Saracens.
Brotherton, John, active 1716-1753, bookseller.
Meadows, William, -1760, bookseller.
Roberts, James, 1668 or 1669-1754, bookseller.
Dodd, Anne, bookseller.
Graves, J., bookseller.
Lewis, William, -1759, bookseller.
Note
The text almost certainly based on Simon Ockley's History of the Saracens (1708-1718)--Christopher Edwards description.
Signatures: A-D⁴ E².
"Price 6d."
Headpiece and decorative woodcut initial on A2r.
Signatures: A-D⁴ E².
"Price 6d."
Headpiece and decorative woodcut initial on A2r.
Condition
sewing coming loose
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T91613
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Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
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267- 805q
Folger-specific note
Disbound. Acquired from Christopher Edwards, Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts, 2012-06-29. Adopted by Lois G. Schwoerer, Acquisitions Night 2014.
Folger accession
267805