Europe's Myths of Orient

Hard Cover, Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A. Indiana University Press, 1986. First Edition. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.

Square, tight binding and hinges. Text pages clean and bright. Some writing on ffep. Paper over boards is edge rubbed. DJ edge rubbed with light overall shelf wear. Examination of Western images of the Islamic Orient. Discussion ranges from the 12th to the 20th century, but the emphasis is on Victorian artists and adventurers who devised the cult of Orientalism in the 19th century. 8.75" (21 cm) tall; 166 pages.

ISBN: 0253320852           Item #4630006

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