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Mecca and Medina--Hurgronje, C. Snouck
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Mekka in the latter part of the 19th century. Daily life, customs and learning. The Moslims of the East-Indian-Archipelago... translated by J.H. Monahan formerly H.B.M. consul at Jeddah. Leyden: late E.J. Brill Ltd; London: Luzac & Co., 1931
- paper
FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, 8vo (226 x 155mm.), photographic frontispiece, half-title, 20 full-page photographic illustrations on 19 plates, and 2 plans of Mecca (one folding), publisher's dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, spine ends rubbed
58 PHOTOGRAPHS OF MECCA AND PILGRIMS by Abdul Ghaffar, collotypes, mounted on 26 leaves (from Hurgronje's Bilder Atlas zu Mekka, 1888-89), preserved in a later portfolio, some spotting and chipping to mounts (not affecting images)
5 glass MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES OF MECCA AND MEDINA (84 x 99mm.) after photographs by Abdul Ghaffar, each captioned, produced by Theodor Benzinger of Stuttgart, preserved in a contemporary hinged wooden box, lid with carved title "Mekka"
58 PHOTOGRAPHS OF MECCA AND PILGRIMS by Abdul Ghaffar, collotypes, mounted on 26 leaves (from Hurgronje's Bilder Atlas zu Mekka, 1888-89), preserved in a later portfolio, some spotting and chipping to mounts (not affecting images)
5 glass MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES OF MECCA AND MEDINA (84 x 99mm.) after photographs by Abdul Ghaffar, each captioned, produced by Theodor Benzinger of Stuttgart, preserved in a contemporary hinged wooden box, lid with carved title "Mekka"
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
THE RARE ENGLISH EDITION OF HURGRONJE'S IMPORTANT ACCOUNT OF MECCA, TOGETHER WITH EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS OF MECCA AND MEDINA BY ABDUL GHAFFAR. Ghaffar was a doctor in Mecca and became one of the earliest photographers in the city; he was taught photography by Christian Snouck Hurgronje, a Dutch scholar who travelled to Mecca in the 1880s and became a Muslim convert and changed his name to Abdul Ghaffar.