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1908Best.-Nr. 164073Calcutta: Office of the Board of Examiners 1908. Second edition of this uncommon work compiled for the higher standard examinations of the British military. WorldCat records nine copies worldwide. The first part contains fables and travel accounts among others including those of Ibn Battuta Sinbad Ibn Jubayr Abu al-Fida and Sadiq Pasha. The second includes extracts from Kitab'l-Wasitah a description of Malta and Kashfu l-Mukhabba an account of European arts and sciences by Ahmad Faris Effendi. Rizq Allah Fathi Azzun d.1911 was an instructor to the board of examiners in Calcutta. As he notes in the preface "this work contains a larger number of colloquialisms and modern words and phrases most of which had not yet found their way into standard dictionaries. It was thought advisable to include in the list all words that were likely to present any difficulty to the student" p. 3. The first edition was published in 1905 as Ar-Rauzatu-z-zakiyah. Selections for the Higher Standard Examination in Arabic. Lieutenant-colonel Douglas Craven Phillott 1806-1930 secretary to the Board of Examiners commissioned this work. Phillott served in the Indian army until his retirement in 1906 after which he held positions in academia including lecturer in Hindustani at Cambridge and Persian Lecturer at Calcutta University. Octavo. Original blue paper covered boards cloth spine lettered in blue with flower details at head and tail front cover lettered in black. Bookseller's ticket on front pastedown. Spine sunned minor loss to spine ends head with neat repair boards rubbed and soiled a couple of patches of wear to corners and rear board foxing to outer leaves fore-edge bumped at centre: a very good copy. Wolfgang Behn Concise Biographical Index to Index Islamicus 2004. hardcover
1880Best.-Nr. 055960Cairo: Jurnal Kevakib al-Misrî / Matbaat al-Kastiliyah. AH 1297 Jumada I = 30 April 1880 CE. 1880. 3rd Edition . Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contemporary burgundy quarter calf. Roy. 8vo. 24 x 16 cm. In Arabic. 144 p. Occasionally browned and foxed on pages and edges fading on the boards. Marginal manuscript notes in Arabic on the first four pages. On the colophon page the phrase "Yâ Kabîkaj" is handwritten. In Islamic culture this name refers both to a jinn believed to be the protector of books and paper and to the bookworm itself. Traditionally writing this invocation inside a book was believed to protect it from worms and other pests. Overall a very good copy. Scarce second Castel edition third in the literature of this book attributed to Hasan al-Bakrî featuring popular historical and legendary tales of a highly romanticized and mythologized account of the Islamic expansion into Yemen. The work recounts early Muslim warriors' Islamic conquests and heroic exploits often blending historical events with folklore and imaginative embellishments. This edition is also known for referencing Ra's al-Ghul the Head of the Ghoul possibly including encounters with fantastical creatures such as this Ghoul in Arabic folklore and mythology. The first edition was published in 1865 by Castel Printing House and the second edition was published in al-Mabna Yemen in AH 1295 = 1877 CE. Al-Bakrî is the purported author of several Islamic works in Arabic most notably a biography of Muhammad entitled Kitâb al-anwâr 'Book of Lights'. There is no consensus regarding his historicity whether he lived or his floruit when he lived. Little is known of Hasan al-Bakrî which may explain his absence from early dictionaries. He may have been from or active in Bara since he is sometimes called the "Baran preacher". Ibn Taymiyya calls him an Ash'arî. Wikipedia. As of May 2025 OCLC does not list this edition. For the 1865 edition see OCLC 1391728943; for the 1881 edition see OCLC 27481810. Jurnal Kevakib al-Misrî / Matbaat al-Kastiliyah., AH 1297 Jumada I [= 30 April 1880 CE]. hardcover
1904Best.-Nr. 055965Cairo / Egypt: Bi'l-Matbaat al-Hayriyya Ömer Hussein al-Khashab Al-Kahirah AH 1322 1904 CE 1904. 1st Edition . Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contemporary brown half calf; gilt title volumes nos ex-owner's name and decorations on the compartments five raised bands to spine. Cr. 8vo. 20 x 14 cm. In Arabic. 2 volumes set: 4 304 p.; 260 p. Slight wear to the spine light water stains on the lower corners of the pages and edges of the first volume bumped corners occasional fading and browning on pages and edges. Overall a good set in one volume. The rare second Cairo edition both the first and second editions published in the Arab world are rare. The work recounts the travels of the medieval Arab explorer undertaken in two separate journeys spaced closely together during a time marked by Mongol and Turkish dominance across Asia and the Middle East. Spanning more than twenty-eight years his journeys took him from Mecca and Medina to Byzantine Constantinople and from India to China. The text was dictated in its original form to the scribe Ibn Juzayy who at times abridged the material and occasionally added minor insertions resulting in the final composition of the work. This is the foremost primary source on the Arabian Peninsula in the medieval period. Early editions of the Rihla in the Arab world have often been criticized due to the delayed appearance of critical comparative editions. Following the Cairo edition in AH 1288 1871 only one other edition appeared in Beirut in 1927 with three more issued in Cairo by 1938. All editions published in the Arab world came significantly later than the first complete and bilingual edition by Defrémery and Sanguinetti published in Paris. The first volume includes Ibn Battuta's first great voyage began in 1325 when he left his hometown of Tangier Morocco intending only to complete the Hajj to Mecca. However the journey sparked a lifelong passion for travel. Moving east along the North African coast through the territories of Abd al-Wadid and Hafsid he reached Egypt and then Alexandria where Sufi mystics foretold a vast journey ahead. He took multiple detours: first through Upper Egypt then back to Cairo and onward to Damascus and across Palestine before finally reaching Medina and Mecca. After completing the Hajj rather than returning home he travelled through Iraq and Persia stopping in Baghdad Tabriz Mosul and Mardin. His second pilgrimage to Mecca followed after which he sailed from Aden to Somalia visiting Zeila and the flourishing port city of Mogadishu ruled by a Somali sultan. Continuing down the Swahili Coast he stopped in Mombasa then returned to Mecca for a third Hajj. In 1330 or 1332 he set off again heading through Anatolia though his route across cities like Milas Konya and Erzurum appears confused. He joined a diplomatic mission from Astrakhan to Constantinople where he met the Byzantine emperor and visited Hagia Sophia. The second volume begins with he journey through Bukhara and Samarkand before crossing the Hindu Kush into the Indian subcontinent Indus River. Reaching Delhi in 1333 he was appointed a qadi by Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq. Although he held prestige political instability and suspicion plagued his tenure. Eventually an embassy to China offered him a means of escape. Though attacked by bandits near the coast he continued to Gujarat and then to Calicut. There as storms struck and one of his ships was lost Ibn Battuta's voyage to China nearly ended before it began yet he persisted still far from completing his global odyssey. The second volume contains content pp. 254-260. Bearing the provenance inscription " " i.e. Saleh Kamil at the base of the spine along with two ownership seals of the Turkish medieval historian Faruk Sümer 1924-1995 on the frontispiece of the first volume and the final page of the second volume. Source: TDVIA Aykut.; Wikipedia.; We couldn't find any copies in OCLC and online market. Bi'l-Matbaat al-Hayriyya, Ömer Hussein al-Khashab, Al-Kahirah, AH 1322 [1904 CE] hardcover
Best.-Nr. NL-07001Rare map of Yemen compiled by indigenous cartographer. This striking and historically significant map entitled The Yemen was compiled by the elusive Yemeni cartographer H. Althamary - an anglicisation of Husayn ʿAbd Allah Dhamari - who is one of a handful of non-western indigeous cartographers active during the first decades of Arab independence. The map is rendered in warm ochres and yellows muted orange and bright blue conveying the country's varied elevation through a colour-coded relief scheme. The Red Sea coast forms the western boundary the Gulf of Aden defines the southern edge and the region of Asir marks the northern limit. The eastern frontier fades into the vastness of the Rubʻ al-Khali deliberately leaving the territory of the then-independent People's Democratic Republic of Yemen undefined. Strategically significant governorates including Taiz al-Baydaʾ and Maʾrib are clearly indicated. HISTORICAL CONTEXT The omission of South Yemen from the map reflects the tense political climate of the period. A brief border conflict erupted between the two Yemeni states in October 1972 resolved by the Cairo Agreement which proposed eventual unification. North Yemen was aligned with Saudi Arabia and the south with the Soviet Union. The two nations ultimately merged in 1990 forming the modern Republic of Yemen. RARITY The first edition of this map was published in Egypt in 1972 following the border conflict mentioned above. Both an Arabic edition and another English edition followed in 1976. Ours is a fine example of the second English edition. Althamary is alsoalso recognised for an equally rare companion map of Sanʿaʾ. Institutional examples are recorded at only seven libraries worldwide OCLC no. 5485806 making this an exceptional rarity on the open market. Institutional holdings include the Library of Congress Cornell University the University of Exeter Leiden University and the National Library of Scotland. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Colour lithograph printed on thin paper. Some natural cockling but otherwise in excellent condition.
In 8° gr. (mm. 300x200), 3 parti (su 4) in 1 vol., mezza tela inizio novecento e piatti in cartone marezzato, tit. ms. al dorso su tassello in carta. Vi sono contenuti: "Statuti civilia et criminalia…", 7 cc.nn. (frontesp., dedica, indice), 94 pagg. num; "Statuta criminalia quatuor vicariatuum…", 1 c.b., 4 cc.nn. (frontesp., indice), 24 pagg. num.; "Ordini de Sindici nei Quattro Vicariati", 1 cc.nn. (frontesp.,) 12 pagg. num., 3 cc. nn. Stesso editore e anno di pubblicazione per tutte e tre le parti. Prima edizione, molto rara. Consta in fine di una interessantissima parte manoscritta "Additamenta Statuti", datata 1641, che riporta nuovi regolamenti per i quattro vicariati trentini, oltre a far riferimento a precedenti costituzioni editate nel 1609. I quattro Vicariati di Ala - Avio - Brentonico - Mori ebbero storicamente sempre una propria giurisdizione. Due ulteriori documenti sono presenti nel volume: una lettera molto interessante facente riferimento alla storica e grave controversia per il controllo dei quattro vicariati tra i conti di Castelbarco e il principe vescovo di Trento ed un foglio manoscritto ottocentesco in latino, in cui è redatto un elenco di 9 punti. I Castelbarco avevano avuto in possesso il territorio fino al 1411, dopo di che esso era passato alla Serenissima. Nel 1655 i Castelbarco dopo un processo durato più di cento anni, riacquistarono i diritti feudali sul territorio dei Vicariati con disdegno della popolazione che inviarono una supplica all'imperatore per rimanere sotto il governo dei principi Madruzzo. I Castelbarco giurarono di rispettare le antiche consuetudini e privilegi, ma poco dopo tempo pretesero gli antichi rapporti feudali con risvolti negativi, quali rivolte e disordini; l'episodio si concluse dopo mezzo secolo nel 1696 con una sentenza a favore dei Vicariati. La lettera riporta: "Già tempo corre, che mi si diceva che… li sudditi dei quattro vicariati stanno per dare alle stampe una deduzione legale contro la pretenzione del Conte Francesco di Castelbarco…" Firmata e datata Trento 6 Febbraio 1695. Al verso vi è un'indicazione in tedesco di registrazione ad un probabile archivio. Discreto esemplare. Tracce d'uso, sporco superficiale agli angoli inf., qualche sporadica macchia, restauri al marg. inf. di tre pagg, con aggiunta di carta. Fontana, I, p. 9 che indica una quarta parte, di 30 pp.nn.
1704Best.-Nr. 90345Par la Compagnie des Libraires | Paris 1704 | 9.5 x 15.6 cm | Relié
1995Best.-Nr. 75780Museum. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Corresponds to ISBN: 0931394406. 392 pp. With 364 ills. 198 col. . 30 x 23 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1995. 0931394406 . Museum paperback
2006Best.-Nr. 69491Birmingham AL: Birmingham Museum of Art. New. Folded Broadsheet. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS PRISTINE - Poster-like folded broadsheet announcing "The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas" an exhibition organized by The Walters Art Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Art and featured at the Birmingham Museum of Art from February 19 through May 14 2006. -- with a bonus offer--; 040130; Collectible Birmingham Museum of Art The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas Folded Broadsheet FLAWLESS PRISTINE - Poster-like folded broadsheet announcing "The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas" an exhibition organized by The Walters Art Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Art and featured at the Birmingham Museum of Art from February 19 through May 14 2006. . 2006. Birmingham Museum of Art unknown
1978Best.-Nr. 28289Afton Minnesota U.S.A.: Birmingham Museum of Art. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- with a bonus offer--; T-BIRMTIEPOLO; Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham Ala.; Museum of Fine Arts Springfield Mass. The Tiepolos: Painters to Princes and Prelates Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham Alabama January 8-February 19 1978 Museum of Fine Arts Springfield Massachusetts March 19-May 7 1978 . 1978. 0931394007 . Birmingham Museum of Art paperback
2021Best.-Nr. 131374La Biennale Di Venezia/Silvana Editoriale. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine -- with a bonus offer--; 6 X 1.6 X 8.25 inches; 239 pages . 2021. 8836648606 . La Biennale Di Venezia/Silvana Editoriale paperback
1970Best.-Nr. 59494Santa Barbara California: University of California Art Galleries. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 136 pp. With 57 ills. 26 x 18 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1970. University of California Art Galleries paperback
1964Best.-Nr. 36869Santa Barbara California: Art Gallery University of California At Santa Barbara. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - 45 works catalogued and illustrated in black and white. -- with a bonus offer--; T-Wimecha; Story Ala; Art Gallery University of California at Santa Barbara; et al The First West Coast Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings By William Merritt Chase 1849 - 1916 . 1964. Art Gallery, University of California At Santa Barbara paperback
1970Best.-Nr. 59398Santa Barbara California: Art Galleries University of California. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 70 pp. With 39 ills. 3 col. . 23 x 22 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1970. Art Galleries, University of California paperback
1704Best.-Nr. 90345Paris: Par la Compagnie des Libraires 1704. Fine. Par la Compagnie des Libraires Paris 1704 9.5 x 15.6 cm Relié Rare first edition of d'Alègres French translation cf. Brunet V 25. Barbier II 596.Contemporary full marbled calf spine in five raised bands richly gilt in compartments with floral tools red shagreen lettering-piece marbled endpapers gilt fillets to board edges now almost rubbed away red-speckled edges contemporary binding.Restorations to spine and joints marginal dampstain at the foot of about ten leaves annotations and a pen drawing on a flyleaf.This is the second translation of this masterpiece by the Persian poet and philosopher Saadi one of the great Sufi masters of the thirteenth century.The first by André Du Ryer dates from 1634.It corresponds only to part of the Golestân but introduced Persian poetry to the West.Approved by Fontenelle d'Alègres translation likewise partial concerns the first of the seven treatises that relating to the manners of kings.Contemporary manuscript ownership inscription at the end of the volume dated Paris 23 June 1798 Clément Lemoine wigmaker. Par la Compagnie des Libraires hardcover
2006Best.-Nr. 69490Birmingham AL: Birmingham Museum of Art. New. 2006. Folded Broadsheet. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS PRISTINE - Poster-like folded broadsheet announcing dual exhibitions featured at the Birmingham Museum of Art from February 5 to April 23 2006: 1 Painting Ethiopia: The Life and Work of Ques Adamu Tesfaw organized by the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History; and 2 Ethiopian Art: From the Walters Museum Birmingham Museum of Art unknown
1951Best.-Nr. ABC_50690Damascus Syria: Ibn Zeydoun Printing Shop 1951. Original green faded to brown printed paper wrappers with the English title on one wrapper and the Arabic title on the other staple bound. 4to. A scarce bilingual pamphlet trying to connect music theory to global pacifistic politics and international harmony by the Syrian musicologist Allawerdi published in the year he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1951 for his efforts to advance world peace through a unified universal language of music which he had formulated a few years before in his groundbreaking work The Philosophy of Oriental Music Damascus Ibn Zeydoun 1949. The pamphlet contains the text of a speech Allawerdi originally delivered in Arabic over the radio. He held that there were two basic forms of music: the oriental natural one based on the natural harmonic series - associated with serenity and peace - and the western mechanical one based on the tempered scale of 18th-century instruments which he considered as artificial and complex ultimately leading to restlessness chaos and war. He wanted to unify the language of music as a first step towards achieving world peace.Allawerdi went even further connecting his ideas on world peace with his belief in economic equality and justice having once advocated his theories already from the platform of the Unesco conference in Beirut in 1948 where he caught the attention of the eminent English evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley the brother of Aldous and serving at the time as the first Director-General of Unesco.Also including in this pamphlet between the English and Arabic texts pp. 1-4 is a short positive review of his main work The Philosophy of Oriental Music.With manuscript annotations on the front wrapper "duplicate". The green wrappers are somewhat faded to brown. Otherwise in good condition.l WorldCat 690043678 1547321918 17306860 78737345. Ibn Zeydoun Printing Shop, unknown
Best.-Nr. 62377Cairo: al-Maktab al-misri al-hadith 1978. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. 24.5 x 16.5 cm. pp.334. Text mostly in Arabic with some English. Publisher's original lemon cloth upper cover gilt-lettered in Arabic. With the unclipped dust-jacket showing a map showing the Gulf States. Book with 25 plates and 2 folding maps. Accompanied by 7 loose folding maps and genealogical tables ranging from 70 x 54 cm to 36 x 49 cm. Some light wear to maps and charts the book itself with just some trivial light spotting to edges generally an excellent copy in a well preserved jacket. First edition first printing of this study of the Arabian Peninsula in the late 18th and early 19th centuries examining the early history of the United Arab Emirates and Oman much enhanced by photographs of the forts of the Gulf and reproductions of paintings depicting battles and complete with large loose genealogical charts showing the descent of ruling families of the United Arab Emirates and Oman including the Nahyan Qasimi and Busa'id families. The period between 1793 and 1818 marks a turning point in the history of the Gulf as the First Saudi State expanded and came into conflict with Oman and the British signed treatises with the leaders of the region. The author begins by surveying the history of the Busa'id family in Oman the confederation of Bani Yas and the Qawasim. Next he examines the eastwards expansion of the First Saudi State and the spread of its influence including the alliance between it and Ra's al-Khaima. The British decision to become militarily involved in the Gulf is presented here as the result of a desire to limit the influence of the Saudis and Wahhabism. After studying the conflict between the Saudis and the Omanis the author discusses the fall of the First Saudi State at the hands of the Ottomans and the lasting impact that the alliances formed during this period had on the emirates of the UAE. The author's research is augmented with the text of the treatises signed between the East India Company Oman and the Emirates between 1789 and 1820. The author Muhammad Morsi Abdullah was a leading historian of the emergence of the United Arab Emirates; he was awarded his doctorate at Cambridge for a thesis on the modern history of the UAE after which he returned to his work in Abu Dhabi as Director of the Documentation and Studies Center in the Office of the President of the United Arab Emirates. In 1969 Abdullah published the book "Abu Dhabi Between Yesterday and Today" as well as a map of the emirate of Abu Dhabi. In 1972 he participated in the crucial project of making the first map of the United Arab Emirates itself. Fittingly the present work was issued with seven large maps and charts alongside the book which is itself illustrated with two folding maps and numerous photographic plates providing a visual history of the UAE. Cairo: al-Maktab al-misri al-hadith, 1978. hardcover
1974Best.-Nr. 194605London and Abu Dhabi: George Philip & Son and Centre for Documentation and Research Ministry of Cabinet Affairs 1974. Early cartography of the UAE The smaller-format English version of the most detailed map of the UAE at the time of publication originally prepared and published in 1973 only two years after the establishment of the federation. In addition to pearling grounds the map also details oil fields oil production in 1968-1972 and the oil companies operating in the area. It delineates tarmac roads roads under construction and important traditional trails as well as ports and airports. The three islands contested by Iran - Greater and Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa - are shown as being part of the UAE. The official stamp states that the changes to the borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia subsequent to the Treaty of Jeddah 1974 "are not present on this map which was prepared in 1973". An Arabic version was also published in the same year. The Egyptian-born Ezzeddin Ibrahim was cultural adviser to Sheikh Zayed. The former director of the Centre for Documentation and Research Abu Dhabi Muhammad Mursi Abd' Allah was the author of some of the earliest historical studies of the UAE. Colour folding map 583 x 735 mm; 194 x 123 mm when folded. With 2 insets. Pale blue cover printed in black with arms of the UAE. Official ink stamp in English on front wrapper. Contents clean: a fine copy. unknown
1974Best.-Nr. 194607London and Abu Dhabi: George Philip & Son and Markaz al-watha'iq wa-l-dirasat bi-wazirat shu'un al-ra'asah 1974. Early cartography of the UAE The smaller-format Arabic version of the most detailed map of the UAE at the time of publication originally prepared and published in 1973 only two years after the establishment of the federation. In addition to pearling grounds the map also details oil fields oil production in 1968-1972 and the oil companies operating in the area. It delineates tarmac roads roads under constructions and important traditional trails as well as ports and airports. The three island contested by Iran - Greater and Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa - are shown as being part of the UAE. The official stamp states that the changes to the borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia subsequent to the Treaty of Jeddah 1974 "are not present on this map which was prepared in 1973". An English version was also published in the same year. The Egyptian-born Ezzeddin Ibrahim was cultural adviser to Sheikh Zayed. The former director of the Centre for Documentation and Research Abu Dhabi Muhammad Mursi Abd' Allah was the author of some of the earliest historical studies of the UAE. Colour folding map 583 x 735 mm; 194 x 123 mm when folded. With 2 insets. Pale blue cover printed in black with arms of the UAE. Official ink stamp in Arabic on front wrapper. Wrappers minimally soiled minor clean tear on upper blank margin couple of tiny holes at fold junctures contents clean: a very good copy. unknown
Best.-Nr. 42636Piazza.1918.In-4 relié en portefeuille.177 p. Illustrations d'Etienne Dinet et Mohamed Racim.Exemplaire n°584.177 p.avec la carte du Hedjaz et la Route de la Syrie, la table des illustrations et celle des chapitres.Reliure de J.Bosco,relieur à Alger. Ouvrage unique,ayant appartenu à Henry Frugès,qui en a inspiré la reliure et les soies de doublures et de gardes.Plein maroquin mosaiqué de toutes les couleurs.Larges bandeaux et motifs orientalistes.Rabat en portefeuille à l'identique avec doublure de soie.Tète dorée.Très bel ouvrage.
1809Best.-Nr. ABC_45217Calcutta: T. Hubbard at the Hindoostanee Press 1809. Contemporary sheepskin flat spines with red morocco labels. Small folio 23.5 x 31 cm. 2 volumes. The Mishcàt-ul-Masábìh niche for lamps by al-Khatib al-Tabrizi also known as Wali al-Din d. 741 AH or 1340/41 CE a revised and expanded version of the Masábìh al-Sunnah by al-Baghawi adding approximately 1500 hadith short non-Quranic texts by or approved by Muhammad. This important Sunni text was first translated into English by Capt. Matthews of the Bengal Artillery. Although some of the original hadith are not included and others incorrectly translated this attempt to publish a translation from the Arabic was a noted accomplishment for its time. The list of subscribers accounts for 122 copies with an additional 100 copies noted as being published on order of the Governor General in Council for the Honourable Company. A statement in a 1848 issue of the Journal of Sacred Literature suggests that most copies of the work were destroyed at sea yet it was still advertised for sale in 1817 in the Literary panorama at the price of £4.4s.Some browning throughout more pronounced in endpapers a short tear in the foot of vol. 1 not affecting the text but still in good condition. A rare Calcutta imprint bound in India.l WorldCat 15466515. T. Hubbard at the Hindoostanee Press, unknown
