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FARHAT, GERMANOS. Kitab baht al-matalib fi 'ilm al-'Arabiya. Arabic text. Edited by Faris al-Shidyaq. [2], 317, [5] pages, including 2 leaves of errata at end. 8vo, 219x140 mm, contemporary boards, backstrip lacking, covers detached; few leaves heavily foxed, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary stamp on title, accession number on next leaf. Malta, 1836
first edition of an Arabic grammar for Christian Arabs, written at the beginning of the 18th century and circulated in manuscript until its appearance in print. Farhat (1670-1732) was an educator, translator, author of religious and linguistic works, and Bishop of Aleppo from 1725 until his death. Graf III, 417.
