8vo. viii, [3], 107 pp., 14 b/w illustrations, cloth in lightly soiled and rubbed d/w, biblio, front fly leaf soiled at top margin, Ex-library cancelled stamp verso front cover & on title & half-title pages, shelf reference on spine, otherwise copy in good condition, Abelard-Schuman, London & New York, first UK edition, 1958.

Synopsis

The story of the main Muhammadan festivals from their origins to the present day; these festivals reflect the cultural streams that have merged to shape Islamic civilization.