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'Abd Al-Basit Ibn Mus `Almawi, Sauvaire, H[Enri].

Description de Damas. Traductions de l'Arabe.

Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1895-1896.,

4500,00 €

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Auteur
'Abd Al-Basit Ibn Mus `Almawi, Sauvaire, H[Enri].
Éditeurs
Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1895-1896.
Thème
Middle East, incl. Arabian Gulf: History, Travels, Falconry and Horses
Langues
Anglais

Description

8vo. 2 parts in 1 vol. (4), 318 pp. (4), 441, (1) pp. Modern red half morocco with giltstamped spine title; original blue printed wrappers bound within. First edition in book form ("Extrait du Journal Asiatique, 9. s r., v. 3-7, 1894-96"). The French scholar Henri Sauvaire (1849-96), a leading photographer and numismatic collector, served as a Consul in Damascus and Casablanca. He spent the last years of his life writing on Arab culture. In 1864 he embarked on translating into French the "Description of Damascus" by Abd al-Basit al-Amawi, who lived in Damascus in the mid-16th century (d. 1573/4). - Rare and well-preserved. - OCLC 23427282.