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SCHNURRER, Christian Frideric von. Bibliotheca Arabica. Halle: I.C. Hendel, 1811.
8o (213 x 120 mm). Interleaved throughout. (Some spotting.) Brown half morocco (scuffed). Provenance: A.G. Ellis (inscription dated 1896); Wilfred Merton (bookplate).
Schnurrer's bibliography, the first in the field, has remained the only comprehensive bibliography of Arabic literature, and books concerning Arabia printed in Europe before 1810. Breslauer & Folter 119; Chauvin I, 21.
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Schnurrer's bibliography, the first in the field, has remained the only comprehensive bibliography of Arabic literature, and books concerning Arabia printed in Europe before 1810. Breslauer & Folter 119; Chauvin I, 21.