1885 W. Robertson Smith Kinship and Marriage in Early Arabia First Edition

Description: Click here to see our other books! Kinship and Marriage in Early Arabia William Robertson Smith ( 1885 Cambridge University Press : Cambridge 7" by 5"; xiv, 322pp [16] SUMMARY A fascinating first edition copy of Smith's study of 'Kinship and Marriage in Early Arabia'. First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION An important work, tracing, from an earlier totemist matriarchy that practiced exogamy, the further development of a "system of male kinship, with corresponding laws of marriage and tribal organization, which prevailed in Arabia at the time of Mohammed." William Robertson Smith was a Scottish orientalist, Old Testament scholar, professor of divinity, and minister of the Free Church of Scotland. He was an editor of the Encyclopaedia Britannica and contributor to the Encyclopaedia Biblica. He is also known for his book 'Religion of the Semites', which is considered a foundational text in the comparative study of religion. This copy features publisher's advertisements to the rear. CONDITION In a brown cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine. Externally generally smart with some bumping and slight wear to the extremities. Mark to the bottom of the spine, obscuring text. Internally generally firmly bound with bright and clean pages throughout, with odd spotting to first and last few pages. Library stamp to front free-endpaper. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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