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Malta printed Arabic.- Mavor (William Fordyce) and others. [Sharh? t?aba?yi? ?al-h?ayawa?n. ?al-Juz? 1, Fi? dhawa?t ?al-?arba? wa-?al-t?ayr], stamps or signature erased from title, causing thinning to paper, spotting or foxing, contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards, majority of original printed paper label to spine, hinges weak, spine worn, 8vo, Malta, 1841

⁂ A rare copy of this work printed on Malta. It is a translation of William Fordyce Mavor's Elements of Natural History in the Animal Kingdom, Chiefly Intended for the use of Schools and young Persons, and incorporates Dami?ri?'s H?aya?t ?al-h?ayawa?n., and an original poem by Shidya?q.

Lot 122

Malta printed Arabic children's book.- Mavor (William Fordyce) [Sharḥ ṭabāyiʻ ʼal-ḥayawān. ʼal-Juzʼ 1, Fī dhawāt ʼal-ʼarbaʻ wa-ʼal-ṭayr], Malta, 1841.  

Hammer Price: £380

Description

Malta printed Arabic.- Mavor (William Fordyce) and others. [Sharh? t?aba?yi? ?al-h?ayawa?n. ?al-Juz? 1, Fi? dhawa?t ?al-?arba? wa-?al-t?ayr], stamps or signature erased from title, causing thinning to paper, spotting or foxing, contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards, majority of original printed paper label to spine, hinges weak, spine worn, 8vo, Malta, 1841

⁂ A rare copy of this work printed on Malta. It is a translation of William Fordyce Mavor's Elements of Natural History in the Animal Kingdom, Chiefly Intended for the use of Schools and young Persons, and incorporates Dami?ri?'s H?aya?t ?al-h?ayawa?n., and an original poem by Shidya?q.

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