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*The Origins of the Islamic State* (volume 2 only) by Ahmad
Ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri, translated into English in 1924 by Francis Clark Murgotten. al-Baladhuri was a 9th century Persian historian who charted the 7th century spread of Islam. Copies in English are rare. And though I obtained this one cheaply enough, getting volume 1 may prove a lot more costly, especially as it was printed by a university (Columbia) and not commercially. -- Francis A. Miniter Oscuramente libros, laminas, llaves siguen mi suerte. Jorge Luis Borges, La Cifra Haiku, 6 |
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On Mar 28, 8:28*pm, "Francis A. Miniter"
wrote: *The Origins of the Islamic State* (volume 2 only) by Ahmad Ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri, translated into English in 1924 by Francis Clark Murgotten. *al-Baladhuri was a 9th century Persian historian who charted the 7th century spread of Islam. *Copies in English are rare. *And though I obtained this one cheaply enough, getting volume 1 may prove a lot more costly, especially as it was printed by a university (Columbia) and not commercially. -- Francis A. Miniter Oscuramente libros, laminas, llaves siguen mi suerte. Jorge Luis Borges, La Cifra * Haiku, 6 Gorgias Press has announced plans to reprint both volumes and sell them together for $233. See http://www.gorgiaspress.com/BOOKSHOP...2-volumes.aspx for details. |
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larrykoen wrote:
On Mar 28, 8:28 pm, "Francis A. Miniter" wrote: *The Origins of the Islamic State* (volume 2 only) by Ahmad Ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri, translated into English in 1924 by Francis Clark Murgotten. al-Baladhuri was a 9th century Persian historian who charted the 7th century spread of Islam. Copies in English are rare. And though I obtained this one cheaply enough, getting volume 1 may prove a lot more costly, especially as it was printed by a university (Columbia) and not commercially. -- Francis A. Miniter Oscuramente libros, laminas, llaves siguen mi suerte. Jorge Luis Borges, La Cifra Haiku, 6 Gorgias Press has announced plans to reprint both volumes and sell them together for $233. See http://www.gorgiaspress.com/BOOKSHOP...2-volumes.aspx for details. Alas, there is truly little chance of getting the first volume inexpensively. -- Francis A. Miniter Oscuramente libros, laminas, llaves siguen mi suerte. Jorge Luis Borges, La Cifra Haiku, 6 |
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On Apr 18, 2:47*pm, "Francis A. Miniter"
wrote: larrykoen wrote: On Mar 28, 8:28 pm, "Francis A. Miniter" wrote: *The Origins of the Islamic State* (volume 2 only) by Ahmad Ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri, translated into English in 1924 by Francis Clark Murgotten. *al-Baladhuri was a 9th century Persian historian who charted the 7th century spread of Islam. *Copies in English are rare. *And though I obtained this one cheaply enough, getting volume 1 may prove a lot more costly, especially as it was printed by a university (Columbia) and not commercially. -- Francis A. Miniter Oscuramente libros, laminas, llaves siguen mi suerte. Jorge Luis Borges, La Cifra * Haiku, 6 Gorgias Press has announced plans to reprint both volumes and sell them together for $233. *See http://www.gorgiaspress.com/BOOKSHOP...adhuri-abu-l-a... for details. Alas, there is truly little chance of getting the first volume inexpensively. -- Francis A. Miniter Oscuramente libros, laminas, llaves siguen mi suerte. Jorge Luis Borges, La Cifra * Haiku, 6 I found both volumes at the Internet Archive, http://www.archive.org/index.php, and downloaded then printed the second with a copy firm. These last were sticky about copyright but the current publisher was generous enough to supply me with a release, albeit unneeded. |
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larrykoen wrote:
On Apr 18, 2:47 pm, "Francis A. Miniter" wrote: larrykoen wrote: On Mar 28, 8:28 pm, "Francis A. Miniter" wrote: *The Origins of the Islamic State* (volume 2 only) by Ahmad Ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri, translated into English in 1924 by Francis Clark Murgotten. al-Baladhuri was a 9th century Persian historian who charted the 7th century spread of Islam. Copies in English are rare. And though I obtained this one cheaply enough, getting volume 1 may prove a lot more costly, especially as it was printed by a university (Columbia) and not commercially. -- Francis A. Miniter Gorgias Press has announced plans to reprint both volumes and sell them together for $233. See http://www.gorgiaspress.com/BOOKSHOP...adhuri-abu-l-a... for details. Alas, there is truly little chance of getting the first volume inexpensively. -- Francis A. Miniter I found both volumes at the Internet Archive, http://www.archive.org/index.php, and downloaded then printed the second with a copy firm. These last were sticky about copyright but the current publisher was generous enough to supply me with a release, albeit unneeded. Thank you. I will check that out, especially as my missing Volume 1 seems to be the meatier of the two. -- Francis A. Miniter Oscuramente libros, laminas, llaves siguen mi suerte. Jorge Luis Borges, La Cifra Haiku, 6 |
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On Apr 11, 2:22*pm, larrykoen wrote:
On Mar 28, 8:28*pm, "Francis A. Miniter" wrote: *The Origins of the Islamic State* (volume 2 only) by Ahmad Ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri, translated into English in 1924 by Francis Clark Murgotten. *al-Baladhuri was a 9th century Persian historian who charted the 7th century spread of Islam. *Copies in English are rare. *And though I obtained this one cheaply enough, getting volume 1 may prove a lot more costly, especially as it was printed by a university (Columbia) and not commercially. -- Francis A. Miniter Oscuramente libros, laminas, llaves siguen mi suerte. Jorge Luis Borges, La Cifra * Haiku, 6 Gorgias Press has announced plans to reprint both volumes and sell them together for $233. *Seehttp://www.gorgiaspress.com/BOOKSHOP/pc-55976-16-al-baladhuri-abu-l-a... for details. |
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