Contes Arabes Modernes
Leide; Paris: E. J. Brill; Maisonneuve & Cie, 1883. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. X, [2], 224, [2]pp. Original 3/4 morocco over marbled paper covered boards, with gold lettering on spine. Marbled endpapers. Collection of 12 remarkable Arabic folk tales compiled and translated by Guillaume Spitta-Bey. Some rubbing with sporadic abrasion along edges of binding. Previous owner's bookplate on inside of front cover. Upper corner of title page cut out, thus affecting the last title word. Moderate age-toning along paper margin. Text in Arabic and French. Binding in overall poor to fair, interior in good- to good condition. fair. Item #30740
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