{"product_id":"the-sacred-journey-pilgrimage-to-makkah-ahmad-kamal-signed-first-edition-endorsed-1961","title":"The Sacred Journey by Ahmad Kamal 1961 First Edition Signed Hardcover, Makkah Pilgrimage Book with Dust Jacket","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"157\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"157\"\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"587\"\u003eA scarce 1961 first edition hardcover copy of \u003cem data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"253\"\u003eThe Sacred Journey: Being Pilgrimage to Makkah\u003c\/em\u003e by Ahmad Kamal, published in New York by Duell, Sloan and Pearce. Signed and inscribed by the author, with the original unclipped dust jacket present, this volume holds strong appeal for collectors of Islamic studies, Hajj and Makkah pilgrimage literature, signed first editions, Middle Eastern history, and religious travel writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"605\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"605\"\u003eWORTH NOTING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"1515\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"632\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"620\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ahmad Kamal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"694\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"645\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"694\"\u003eThe Sacred Journey: Being Pilgrimage to Makkah\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"735\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"697\" data-end=\"711\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Duell, Sloan and Pearce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"772\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"763\"\u003ePlace of Publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"789\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"784\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1961\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"818\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"792\" data-end=\"804\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"819\" data-end=\"845\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"834\"\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not stated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"870\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"860\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"908\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"889\"\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present, unclipped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"948\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"935\"\u003eISBN, if applicable:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pre-ISBN era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"949\" data-end=\"980\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"969\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not stated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1009\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"998\"\u003ePagination:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not stated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1010\" data-end=\"1040\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1027\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not measured\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1075\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1056\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English and Arabic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1186\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1093\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inscribed and signed by Ahmad Kamal to a named recipient; no institutional markings observed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1228\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1200\"\u003eSigned:\u003c\/strong\u003e Author signed and inscribed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1374\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1254\"\u003eNotable Attributes:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition; signed presentation copy; original dust jacket; endorsement by Al Haj al Mufti Muhammad Amin al Husseini\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1515\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1408\"\u003eEdition Verification Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Copyright page states 1961 by Ahmad Kamal with Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York; no later printings noted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1517\" data-end=\"1533\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1517\" data-end=\"1533\"\u003eMEASUREMENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1664\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1561\"\u003eDimensions: not measured\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1598\"\u003eFormat: hardcover with dust jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1599\" data-end=\"1664\"\u003eMeasurements are approximate \/ not available at time of listing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1666\" data-end=\"1679\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1666\" data-end=\"1679\"\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"2098\"\u003eGood vintage condition with age-appropriate wear. Dust jacket is present and unclipped, with visible edge wear, rubbing, creasing, small tears, toning, and handling wear consistent with age. Hardcover boards and interior pages show expected signs of use, age toning, and storage. Signed inscription page and copyright page are shown in the listing photos. Photographs are considered part of the condition description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2118\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2118\"\u003eFROM THE HOUSE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2120\" data-end=\"2491\"\u003eThis is the sort of book that belongs with a serious collector of religious travel, Islamic history, or twentieth-century pilgrimage literature. 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