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Barthelemy Herbelot

Bibliotheque Orientale ou Dictionaire Universel contaant generalement tout ce qui regarde la connoissance des Peuples de l'Orient, 1697

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Information

Paris, Compagnie des Libraires, 1697. In 2nd. Frontispiece printed in red and black ink, headbands, initials and end caps engraved in wood, light browning, slight scattered blooms, some rare small stains, contemporary hardcover binding, handwritten title within a paper piece on the spine, front plate and spine detached from the body of the book, some small lacks on the spine, slight defects. Paper ex libris on the counterplate.

Specialist Notes

First edition, dedicated to Louis XIV of this encyclopedic work dedicated to the Islamic world, largely inspired by Katip Çelebi's Kashf al-Zunun (17th century).

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