The Rise of Islam. London, 1919, 8vo, original wrappers

ISLAM

The rise of Islam and the Caliphate. The Pan-Islamic Movement. London: Handbooks Prepared Under the Direction of the Historical Section of the Foreign Office, January 1919

8vo (215 x 140mm.), original grey wrappers

Marked confidential, this handbook was prepared for the use of delegates of the thirty-two allied nations at the Paris Peace conference of January 1919, which led to the formation of the League of Nations.

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