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1776 · réf. 1105020009 — J.E. Dufour & P.H. Roux Imprimeurs & Libraires Affocies 1776. Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant folio. Maestricht : J.E. Dufour & Ph. Roux 1776. Bound in tan cloth. Gilt lettering on spine over dark red title plate. 5 raised bands. Six compartments. Publishers imprint and publication date on bottom of spine. Light gray endpapers. Elaborately decorated title page with red and black lettering. Intricately detailed copperplate engravings throughout. This edition of the Bibliotheque Orientale is the second printing created in Maastricht in the year 1776. The book was Herbelots greatest achievement occupying most of his life. It was completed in 1697 by Antoine Galland. It is based on the immense Arabic bibliography the Kashf al-Zunun of Hadji Khalfa Katip Celebi of which it is largely an abridged translation but also contains the substance of a vast number of other Arabic Persian and Turkish compilations and manuscripts. Tight binding and solid boards. Minimal scuffing to boards. Small scrape along leather title plate. Slight bumping to corners. Clean unmarked pages. Library sticker gently removed from endpaper. Slight residue remains. Minor wrinkling to pages. Minimal discoloration to pages. A beautifully preserved volume in exceptional condition. Please view our images of this rare item. Brunet II 664. J.E. Dufour & P.H. Roux, Imprimeurs & Libraires, Affocies hardcover