Oct 27, 2015 - Sale 2395

Sale 2395 - Lot 278

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HERBELOT, BARTHÉLEMY D'. Bibliothèque Orientale; ou, Dictionnaire Universel contenant généralement tout ce qui regarde la Connoissance des Peuples de l'Orient. Volume 1 (of 2): without the 1780 supplement. 3 folding tables. [4], 26, 954 pages, including half-title. Folio, 412x251 mm, contemporary sheep gilt, worn, spine wormed at top and chipped at bottom, with white ink shelf number; occasional toning or browning, dampstain in gutters in second half of volume, stain on half-title, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary stamp on title, ink accession number on next leaf. Bookplate of the Italian politician Livio Benintendi (1814-96). Maastricht: Chez J. E. Dufour & Ph. Roux, 1776

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Groundbreaking encyclopedia of the Middle East originally published in 1697, drawing extensively on Islamic primary sources.