THE IMAMATE IN ISLAM. THE STATE AND RELIGION. ALFREDO BUSTANI. 1954

Description:
Quality:Regular sewn binding.
Medium thick paper of regular quality.
Poor quality soft covers.
Description of contents:
- The book, written in Spanish. All about the Imamate in Islam.
- The author Alfredo Bustani, writer and translator for the Spanish High Commission in Morocco. Professor of literal Arabic at the Centre for Moroccan Studies, 1938. Contributor and editor of the magazine Mauritania, Tetouan.
- Writes all about the imamate in Islam, the state, religion, early political parties, etc.
Parts of the Contents:
- Single volume. Spanish copy, with full text.
- Respect leaf. Title page. Title page. Legal page. Dedication. Introduction. The Imamate in Islam. Temporal and religious faculties and powers of the 'Prince' considered as the supreme imam of Islam. Emergence of the first political parties in Islam. The Muslims' weariness in the face of so much struggle between Ali and Mu'aawi. Conditions to be met by the Imam. Powers and attributions of the sovereign considered as imam.
Description of the book:
- Sewn binding of regular execution, with guillotined cuts, from the second half of the 20th century.
- Text and illustrations in single-colour black printing, very good ink, with good stamping, well centred and with good margins.
- Book printed on matte, tan, medium thick, off-white paper.
- Soft covers in publisher's paper, of fair quality.
- Front cover, with title stamped in red, together with author and year, stamped in grey.
- Rear cover stamped with the seal of the 'Instituto General Franco - de Estudios e investigación Hispano-Árabe'.
- Stamped on spine: 'El Imamato en el Islam - El estado y la religión - Alfredo Bustani'.

Conservation and Damage:
- General Condition: Fair.
- Sewn binding in a regular state and fatigued.
- Cuts well preserved, with minimal soiling and rubbing.
- Text pages are in good condition, with no tears or creases. The pages are slightly darkened at the edges.
- The tips are slightly deteriorated with light creases and folds.
- The book has suffered external rust damage, mainly on the first and last pages.
- The covers, both front and back, have several rust stains.
- The book shows wear and tear typical of its age.

Comments:
- Measurements are approximate.
- In order to take the photos of the inside pages, they have been clamped with tweezers.
- The tones of the colours in the photos are not the same as the tones of the real colours.
- The book for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of the book.
- The information given here are personal opinions and are not verified.