The garden is the image of Paradise in the Quran. John Brookes traces its physical origins to age-old methods of irrigation, and charts its spread with the spread of Islam in India, Persia, Turkey, Egypt, Sicily, North Africa and Muslim Spain.
Read More
The garden is the image of Paradise in the Quran. John Brookes traces its physical origins to age-old methods of irrigation, and charts its spread with the spread of Islam in India, Persia, Turkey, Egypt, Sicily, North Africa and Muslim Spain.
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Used-VeryGood in Good jacket. Hardcover in very good condition. Jacket has 3 small tears on the top of the spine that have been taped. There is foxing on the inside of the jacket as usual. Cloth covering boards are burnt orange with gilted lettering along the spine. There are several black & white artistic photos throughout the book. This book is in very good condition.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Like New. Size: 6x1x9; New Amsterdam Books; New York, 1987. Hardcover. A Near Fine, orange binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding firm, interior and extremities tidy, mild rubbing to board and spine edges, bit of age toning to pages, trace handling marks, in a Near Fine, trace handling/scuff marks to panels, mild edge/corner wear, some sunning to panel/flap margins, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches], 240pp., chronology, bibliography, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium-Large Format (Quatro, 9.75"-10.75" tall); Orange and white dust jacket with graden photo, and title in black lettering; 1990, New Amsterdam Books; 240 pages; "Gardens of Paradise: The History and Design of the Great Islamic Gardens, " by John Brookes.
