Blunt, W.S.

The Future of Islam

London: Kegan Paul Trench & Co, 1882. 1st Edition. 8vo. Half Morroco. x, [2], 215 pp. Green half morocco boards, gilt emblem on cover, minor discolouration on front board and base of spine. Blunt (1840-1922) was a poet, traveller and diplomat.A pioneering work on Islamic politics and the Ottoman Empire in the 19th C. Known for his anti-imperialist views, particularly an advocate of Egyptian nationalism, Blunt was a major figure in Englsih/Islamic relationships in the late 19th C. A nice copy of the first edition of an important work on Islamic politics and the Ottoman Empire in the 19th C. Good. Item #017388

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