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233 - MAYEUX (François-Joseph). The Bedouins or Arabs of the Desert. Paris, Ferra, 1816.
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MAYEUX (François-Joseph). The Bedouins or Arabs of the Desert. Paris, Ferra, 1816. 3 volumes in-16, speckled sheepskin, smooth spines richly decorated, fine gilt border framing the covers, gilt fillet on the edges (contemporary binding). The illustrations consist of 24 separate plates engraved by Charlin after drawings by F. Massart, finely watercolored at the time. First edition of this early study on the Bedouins of Egypt and Syria, covering their manners, laws, and civil as well as religious customs, and providing an overview of the local tribes at the time of the French expedition. The first volume deals with the tribes of Egypt before and after Islam; the next two volumes cover the customs and traditions of the Bedouins of Syria, based on the author’s personal observations. A very fine copy, with a few tiny foxing spots.
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