Author: FARIS, NABIH AMIN Title: The Antiquities of South Arabia: Being a Translation from the Arabic with Linguistic, Geographic, and Historic Notes of the Eighth Book of Al-Hamadani's Al-Iklil
Description: U S A, Princeton University Press. 1938, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reconstructed from Al-Kamali's edition and the manuscript in the Garrett Collection Princeton University Library. A mojor source od information on Arabia, providing a valuable anthology of South Arabian poetry as well as much geneological, topographical, and historical information. Describes the pre-Islamic antiquities of Yemen. CONDITION Black cloth (top front cnr very slightly crushed) 119 pages with illus of the original Arabic script. Tight and clean copy with name inside front, very light toning at ends. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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Price: US$ 265.00 Seller: Ariel Books
- Book number: 14597
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