Description

A curiosity. Sold ‘for the benefit of female emigrants’. Poetry of travel, particularly in the desert, with many references to Islamic customs and sayings. Plays and lyrics. Ownership inscription to fep and tile page. Stamped below the title is ‘CAPT’N HOLMES’ and in pen ‘al-Ḥājin’ indicating it is likely that this was a presentation copy and that Holmes was the author. Blue cloth decorated with gold engraving of a tropical scene. Covers rubbed and bumped but generally VG. Scarce – no copies listed worldwide.