Aristotle; D. S. Margoliouth - The Book of the Apple, Ascribed to Aristotle

Not Stated, The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland , 1892 . First edition. Leather. A very scarce copy of this article surrounding the medieval neoplatonic Arabic work, 'The Book of the Apple', published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. First edition.Presented by the editor. Bound in a contemporary half crushed morocco with marbled boards, with the publisher's original paper wraps bound in. Published by the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, an academic journal founded in 1824 which still runs today, publishing articles on the history, art, language, literature and religion of countries in Asia. This article is comprised of 'The Book of the Apple', a medieval neoplatonic Arabic work of unknown authorship, although occasionally attributed to Aristotle. Its date of publication is also unknown, predating the 10th century. This particular edition is edited and with notes in Persian and English by orientalist and Professor of Arabic, D. S. Margoliouth. Bound in a contemporary half crushed morocco with marbled boards, with the publisher's original paper wraps bound in. Externally, excellent, with light rubbing to the joints and a little fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with coloured pencil note to the first blank, and an ink inscription with the date of publication to the title page. 'Presented by the editor' written in ink to the title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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