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Rare and modern books

Ahmad Ibn Muhammad (Ibn 'Arabshah).

Tarikh-i Timur G rgan [The History of Tamerlane].

Qustantaniyah (Constantinople, Istanbul), Ibrahim M teferrika, - [1730 CE =] 1142 H.,

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Author
Ahmad Ibn Muhammad (Ibn 'Arabshah).
Publishers
Qustantaniyah (Constantinople, Istanbul), Ibrahim M teferrika,, [1730 CE =] 1142 H.
Keyword
Middle East, incl. Arabian Gulf: History, Travels, Falconry and Horses
Languages
English

Description

4to (165 x 125 mm). (6), 129 ff. Early 19th century half calf with floral moir e paper covers. Yellow paper pastedowns. The sixth book printed by Ibrahim M teferrika: an important eyewitness account of the life of Tamerlane (Timur), the successful and barbaric 14th-century Turkish conqueror. Translated into in Ottoman Turkish by Nazemi Zadeh from the original Arabic manuscript completed in 1437/38 by the Syrian author Ahmad lbn 'Arabshah (1392-1450), secretary to Sultan Ahmad of Baghdad. - Binding a little rubbed at extremeties. Occasional browning, depending on paper stock, but mostly a very good, clean copy on crisp paper. - Provenance: 20th century Parisian private collection, kept in the family for several generations and dispersed in 2022. - zege 19929. GAL S II, p. 25. Ebert 292 (note). Brunet I, 117 (note). Toderini III, p. 75, no. V.
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