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BROWNE, EDWARD GRANVILLE Account of A Rare Manuscript History of the Seljuqs
Hertford, Stephen Austin and Sons Limited. 1906. Reprinted from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, July 1902 (pp 567-610) and October 1902 (pp 840-887). 82pp, 2 text illustrations. 8vo/21.5cm. Printed grey wrappers, light soil, small almost unreadable round stamp of Lahore publisher, almost no wear and internally fine. An abstract of a manuscript in the Charles Schefer collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale by the distinguished early Persianist, Edward Granville Browne (1862-1925). The author of the manuscript was, Najmu'd-Din Abu Bakr Muhammad b. ali b. Sulayman..ar-Rawandi. It was composed about 1202-02 and is essentially a history of the Seljuqs from the beginning of their dynasty to the author's own time, (A.D.1027-1197). Rare copy printed by Stephen Austin, one of the first printers in England to have fonts of oriental scripts.
Offered for US$ 125.00 by: James Hurley, Books - Book number: 001680
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