[Manuscript Annotations in:] Uncorrected Proof Copy of "An Eastern Chequerboard" (without illustrations) / This is the ultimately corrected version with many manuscript annotations and corrections by Sir Harry Luke in pencil throughout [possibly for a second edition of this work which was never published because all these changes did not apply in the first printed edition]. Extensive and detailed corrections and annotations especially in the two Cyprus - Chapters "A Seaport in Cyprus" (Chapter III) and "Le Doux Pays de Chypre" (Chapter IV).

[Cyprus Content] - Luke, Harry Charles.

Verlag: London, Lovat Dickson Ltd., 1934

Beschreibung

[This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke - Archive / Collection]. 22 cm x 14,5 cm XII, 290, 1] pages lacking all 23 illustrations due to this book-block being Luke's working proof-copy. Hardcover (private cloth). Harry Luke's (Lukach) personal working-copy. With annotations and markings by Harry Luke. Bumping to corners, fading to boards and spine. Otherwise in good condition. Loosely inserted is a manuscript note by Sir Harry Luke about research on "Armenia in Bible"; Luke researched in the books "Kings" and "Isaiah" for chapters in his book "Eastern Chequerboard" in which several pages contain information about Armenia. With a Glossary for Arabic, Armenian, Gree, Persian, Russian, Syriac, Turkish Chapters in the book are: 1. Monasteries in Greece (1907) 2. Rhodes (1908) 3. A Seaport in Cyprus (1912) 4. Le Doux Pays de Chypre (Translates: "The Sweet Land of Cyprus") 5. The City of Dancing Dervishes (1913) 6. The Turkish Jester (1913) 7. The Old Seraglio (1919) 8. Mount Athos in Peace and War (1907-1915-1923) 9. A Jerusalem Miscellany (1920-1924) 10. The Holy Sepulchre and the Holy Fire (1924) 11. The Desert Road (1924) 12. From Prester John to Mar Shimun (1924) 13.The Worshippers of Satan (1924) 14. A Retrospect (1904 - 1934) Sprache: english. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 30181AB

Bibliografische Details

Titel: [Manuscript Annotations in:] Uncorrected ...

Verlag: London, Lovat Dickson Ltd.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1934

Einband: Softcover