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[ARAB-ISLAMIC WORLD]. SET of 4 titles. -CARDONNE (Denis Dominique). Miscellany of Oriental Literature, translated from various Turkish, Arabic, and Persian manuscripts in the King’s Library. The Hague, 1788. in-12, (3)-VII-470-(2) pp. Tawny speckled sheepskin, smooth spine with decorative embossing, gilt title. Second edition of this collection of anecdotes and allegories drawn from Turkish, Arabic, and Persian manuscripts in the National Library. Cardonne lived in Constantinople for 20 years, where he learned Turkish, Arabic, and Persian. Includes at the end: *Remarkable Sayings and Witty Remarks of the Orientals*, based on Galland’s translation. pp. 346–470. A fine copy. - PRIDEAUX. *The Life of the Impostor Muhammad*. Paris, J. Musier, 1699. In-12. Contemporary speckled fawn sheepskin. - HORNOT, Antoine. Arab and Muslim Anecdotes Paris, Vincent, 1772. In-12, speckled fawn calfskin of the period. - LAMMENS, Henri. Studies on the Reign of the Umayyad Caliph Mu’awiya I. Paris, P. Geuthner, 1908. In-8, contemporary half-percale binding. Excerpt from the *Mélanges de la Faculté Orientale de l’Université Saint-Joseph* (Beirut).
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