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Al Maqrizi - Histoire des Sultans Mamlouks de l'Egypte All 4 vols in 2
by Quatremere, Etienne
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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Westbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris, Oriental Translation Fund, 1837-1842. First Edition. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. First and only edition of the French translation of al-Maqrizi's Kitab al-Suluk Fi Ma'rifat Duwal al-Muluk. 1837 Complete in two 4to volumes bound in elaborate gilt tooled green morocco, white silk endpapers. Ex Repton school library with a few ink stamps, spotting to titles and very lightly intermittently throughout, a few leaves creased or soiled but generally crisp and clean. 4to, Four volumes in two, Collates [ii], xix, [i], 253, [1,( errata)]; [iv], 278; [iv], 288; [iv], 324. Scarce
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- Title
- Al Maqrizi - Histoire des Sultans Mamlouks de l'Egypte All 4 vols in 2
- Author
- Quatremere, Etienne
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Paris, Oriental Translation Fund, 1837-1842
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Crisp
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Leaves
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