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Accounts And Extracts Of The Manuscripts In The Library Of The King Of France, Published Under The Inspection Of A Committee Of The Royal Academy Of Sciences At Paris. Volume One (Of Two): On The Origin Of Oriental Characters In The Royal Printing House, With An Account Of Works Printed In Paris In Arabic, Syriac, Armenian, Etc., And The King's Greek; The Golden Meadows And The Mines Of Precious Stones By Aboul-Haffan-Aly; A Chronological Table Of The Kalifs From Masoudi; An Account Of The Journal Of Burcard; An Account Of A Greek Lexicon; An Historical Chain Of Countries... Voyages To India And China In The Ninth And Tenth Centuries; Manuscripts Of Aeschylus;Account Of The Autobiographical Chronicle Of Bernard Iterius; Book Of Councils ...
by De Guignes, De Breguigny, De Rochefort, Vauvilliers, De Brequigny, Silvestre De Sacy
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London: R. Faulder, T. And J. Egerton, E. And T. Williams, 1789. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Ii, Errata, 418 Pp. Quarter Calf With Calf Tips, Two Dark Green Morocco Spine Labels, Over Marbled Paper. Ownership Signature Of Mcmahon Of Ballybay On Title Page With Number "628" And A Few Digits On Reverse, Plain Paper Label At Bottom Of Spine, No Other Marks. Papers; On The Origin Of Oriental Characters In The Royal Printing House, With An Account Of Works Printed In Paris In Arabic, Syriac, Armenian, Etc., And The King's Greek; The Golden Meadows And The Mines Of Precious Stones By Aboul-Haffan-Aly; A Chronological Table Of The Kalifs From Masoudi; An Account Of The Journal Of Burcard; An Account Of A Greek Lexicon; An Historical Chain Of Countries... Voyages To India And China In The Ninth And Tenth Centuries; Manuscripts Of Aeschylus;Account Of The Autobiographical Chronicle Of Bernard Iterius; Book Of Councils By Sheik Feriddin-Mohammed-Ben Ibrahim-Al-Attar-Al-Nifchabouri. Wear, Minute Losses At Corners With Boards Exposed At Tips, Binding Intact And Hinges Solid, Pages Clean, No Dampstaining, A Few Tiny And Light Spots Of Foxing.
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- Accounts And Extracts Of The Manuscripts In The Library Of The King Of France, Published Under The Inspection Of A Committee Of The Royal Academy Of Sciences At Paris. Volume One (Of Two): On The Origin Of Oriental Characters In The Royal Printing House, With An Account Of Works Printed In Paris In Arabic, Syriac, Armenian, Etc., And The King's Greek; The Golden Meadows And The Mines Of Precious Stones By Aboul-Haffan-Aly; A Chronological Table Of The Kalifs From Masoudi; An Account Of The Journal Of Burcard; An Account Of A Greek Lexicon; An Historical Chain Of Countries... Voyages To India And China In The Ninth And Tenth Centuries; Manuscripts Of Aeschylus;Account Of The Autobiographical Chronicle Of Bernard Iterius; Book Of Councils ...
- Author
- De Guignes, De Breguigny, De Rochefort, Vauvilliers, De Brequigny, Silvestre De Sacy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- R. Faulder, T. And J. Egerton, E. And T. Williams
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1789
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- India & South Asia
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