VOLUME 4 A ONLY which comprises the critical edition of the Arabic text, annotations and list of abbreviations, all bound together. RARE annotated critical edition of one of the parts of al-Baladhuri`s (d.892) magnum opus `Ansab al-Ashraf` (`Lineage of the Nobles`) - a biographical work in genealogical order devoted to the Arab aristocracy, from Muhammad and his contemporaries to the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphs. 280x220mm. [XXII+98] + [291] pages. Orange cloth Hardcover. Brown lettering on front cover and spine. Cover and spine somewhat yellowing and dirty/stained. Rare cover edge bumped near upper corner. Spine edges bumped. Dedication written in pen on Arabic title page. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare critical edition of a key biographical work by an important 9th-century middle-eastern historian is otherwise in very good condition.