Cobb, Paul M.

White Banners Contention in 'abbasid Syria, 750-880

Hardcover, Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 2001. First Edition. Very Good+. Pictoral boards. "Using Arabic, non-Arabic and newly available local Syrian sources, this richly detailed study examines the central events of medieval Islamic history: the fall of the Syrian Umayyad caliphate and the rise of the Abbasid state." Ships same or next business day. Slight slant to spine. Light foxing and tanning to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. No dust jacket. ; B&W Map; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 228 pages. [Item #81638]

Price: $200.00