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PITTS, Joseph.

A faithful account of the religion and manners of the Mahometans.

In which is a particular relation of their pilgrimage to Mecca, the place of Mahomet's birth; and a description of Medina, and of his tomb there: as likewise of Algier, and the country adjacent; and of Alexandria, Grand Cairo, &c. With an account

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105981
London, J. Osborne & T. Longman, 1731
£1,500

In 1676 Pitts sailed as apprentice on a merchantman bound for the West Indies. On her return voyage the vessel was captured off the Spanish coast by an Algerian pirate, and Pitts was sold into slavery. Eventually Pitts converted to Islam and in attendance on his master made the pilgrimage to Mecca. His work is the first authentic record by an Englishman of the Hajj.

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Third edition, the first with illustrations, corrected and with additions. 12mo, [xxiv], 260 pp, [iv - advertisements]; 2 folding engraved plates, the larger plate with tear repaired and laid down, some damp staining; modern calf, red morocco label to spine lettered in gilt.

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