RARE FIRST EDITION of "Die syntaktischen Verhältnisse des Arabischen" on the problems of Arabic syntax by the eminent German Jewish semitist Hermann Solomon Reckendorf (1863-1923), who studied Semitics under T.Noeldeke and at the Berlin rabbinical seminary (he later abandoned Orthodoxy), becoming professor at Freiburg University, specializing in Arabic syntax. 23.5x14.5 cm. VIII+831 pages. Red cloth rebound Hardcover with spine label. Cover corners slightly bumped. Spine stained. Spine label slightly stained and wrinkled. Title written in ink on spine label. Previous owner`s name written in pen on front white page upper corner. Page 323/324 upper corner missing - NO damage to text. Last index page (page 831) MOSTLY MISSING. Few pages upper corner slightly creased/wrinkled. Pages slightly yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare and important book, of interest to any serious student of Arabic and/or other Semitic languages, is otherwise in good condition.