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CONTES DU CHEYKH EL-MOHDY, TRADUITS DE L'ARABE D'APRES LE MANUSCRIT ORIGINAL PAR J.-J. MARCEL [PLATES]
by Muhammad Al-Mahdi Al-Hafnawi; From Arabic by Jean Joseph Marcel (1776-1854) ,
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
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About This Item
Paris: Felix Locquin / Henri Dupuy,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1833-1835. First Edition. Hardcover. Arabian Nights; Short Stories; Plates; Woodcuts; Woodcuts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 484, 496, 504 pages; MUHAMMAD AL-MAHDI AL-HAFNAWI, attributed to. Contes du Cheykh El-Mohdy, traduits de l'Arabe d'apres le Manuscrit Original par J. -J. Marcel. 25 woodcut plates and numerous decorations in text. Half-titles. 3 volumes ct. Contemporary cloth, scattered minor foxing, stains in outer margin of plate 21. Bookplates of S. P. Scott and Norman J. Sondheim. Collection of tales in the manner of the Arabian Nights. Color armorial bookplate. About 20 wood engraved plates. .
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- Title
- CONTES DU CHEYKH EL-MOHDY, TRADUITS DE L'ARABE D'APRES LE MANUSCRIT ORIGINAL PAR J.-J. MARCEL [PLATES]
- Author
- Muhammad Al-Mahdi Al-Hafnawi; From Arabic by Jean Joseph Marcel (1776-1854) ,
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Felix Locquin / Henri Dupuy,
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1833-1835
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- Short Stories;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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