Index, 8pp book catalogue, with prices, bound at end 'Sentences of Ali Son-in-Law Of Mahomet, 1718; iv+xcvi+388+xii+40pp.
Published as a continuation of the first volume with the title ?The conquest of Syria, Persia and Egypt, by the Saracens? [1708]. Simon Ockley [1679-1720] was Professor of Arabic at Cambridge University. Edward Gibbon wrote of him: 'an original in every sense, first opened my eyes; and I was led from one book to another, till I had ranged around the whole circle of Oriental history'.
Index, 8pp book catalogue, with prices, bound at end 'Sentences of Ali Son-in-Law Of Mahomet, 1718; iv+xcvi+388+xii+40pp.
Published as a continuation of the first volume with the title ?The conquest of Syria, Persia and Egypt, by the Saracens? [1708]. Simon Ockley [1679-1720] was Professor of Arabic at Cambridge University. Edward Gibbon wrote of him: 'an original in every sense, first opened my eyes; and I was led from one book to another, till I had ranged around the whole circle of Oriental history'.
| Binding | 8vo contemp. calf gilt, spine with raised bands, maroon leather spine label, small split on upper joint, rubbed, |
| Publication | 1st edit., Bernard Lintot, 1718. ESTC T134333, T139077. A clean copy. |
- Product Code: RGW22493
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£120.00