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RARE collection of extracts from the "Sams-al-`ulum wa-diwa` kalam al-`arab min al-kulum" by Naswan ibn Sa`id al-Himjari, who wrote extensively on the region of the Southern Arabian peninsula. Accompanied by annotation and a glossary. The extracts are in Arabic, with a comprehensive introduction in German. 235x160mm. XXIII+44+163 pages. Black cloth Hardcover. Gilt lettering on spine. Cover stained. Cover edges and corners worn and bumped. Spine front hinge detached from cover. Previous owner`s name written in pen on inner cover (Chaim Rabin, the renowned Israeli professor of Hebrew and Semitic languages). Small pen inscription on front whitepage upper corner. Some pages corner slightly bumped/wrinkled. Binding slightly visible between introduction and index pages. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: Save for some damage to cover, this extremely book is in good condition.