. Kitab Akhbar al-Duwal wa Athar al-Awal, lithographed in Arabic [Baghdad, Iraq, dated 1283 AH (1866 AD)]
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single volume, first printed edition, uncollatable but apparently complete with fihrist (index) at the front, opening and closing colophons present, leaves trimmed with loss to some page numbers along upper margins and catch-words along lower margins, outer edges of 22 leaves repaired, hinges cracked with some leaves becoming loose, a few closed tears repaired, 275 x 175mm.; later red-morocco boards, rebacked, a little scuffed and rubbed
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From the Mohamed Makiya Collection, their 50/200.
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This work on early history was compiled in 1007 AH (1598 AD), and first lithographed in Baghdad in 1283 AH (1866 AD). It was later reprinted in Cairo in 1290 AH (1873 AD). The Muhammadan Manuscripts collection in Cambridge University Library holds a manuscript copy of this work dating Dhu'l-Hijjja 1138 AH (August 1726) [Ms no.231 (a), references Brocklemann II, 301; Suppl. II, 412].
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