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Oriental Letters. 3 vols. Bln., Duncker 1844. D. Hldrbde. (par…

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Hahn-Hahn,I. Oriental Letters. 3 vols. Bln., Duncker 1844. d. Hldrbde. (partly rubbed, vol. 2 inner joints brittle). Pataky I, 304; Tobler 168; Ibrahim-Hilmy 283; Röhricht 408. First edition, rare. - Letters from Vienna, Pest, Constantinople, Damascus, Beirut, Jerusalem, Cairo, Alexandria, etc., with descriptions of the corresponding travel impressions. - Slightly stained in places, stamp on cover.

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Hahn-Hahn,I. Oriental Letters. 3 vols. Bln., Duncker 1844. d. Hldrbde. (partly rubbed, vol. 2 inner joints brittle). Pataky I, 304; Tobler 168; Ibrahim-Hilmy 283; Röhricht 408. First edition, rare. - Letters from Vienna, Pest, Constantinople, Damascus, Beirut, Jerusalem, Cairo, Alexandria, etc., with descriptions of the corresponding travel impressions. - Slightly stained in places, stamp on cover.

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