Wahl, S(amuel) F(riedrich) Günther. [Dar Hawarnaq dar zemestan zaban tari]. Neue arabische Anthologie oder auserlesene Sammlung seltener und großentheils erst neu aus Handschriften ausgehobener Stükke aus verschiedenen Fächern der arabischen Litteratur. Eine Fortsezzung des Elementarbuchs für die arabische Sprache und Litteratur, die Sprache in doppeltem Gesichtspunkt, als Sprache der Schrift und als Sprache des Lebens betrachtet. Benebst einer Voreinleitung, einem Anhang für die Kenner der persischen Litteratur, und einem Glossarium.

Leipzig, Johann Friedrich Junius, 1791.

8vo. 2 parts in 1 vol. XVI, 124 (but: 224) pp. 328 pp. Contemporary marbled half-calf binding with giltstamped labels to spine.

 350.00

Only edition. Contains much previously unpublished manuscript material (cf. ADB). The German oriental scholar Samuel F. G. Wahl (1760-1834) was an extremely prolific author. His subjects include all aspects of oriental linguistics and literature, including Persia, China, and India, and he was one of the few scholars of his time to have a knowledge of Armenian.

Edges and corners slightly bumped; spine insignificantly rubbed. Interior clean and well-preserved. From the collection of the Swedish orientalist and bibliophile Henrik Gerhard Lindgren (1801-79) with his autogr. note of ownership on front pastedown; later in the collection of C. O. Nordgren (dated on flyleaf: Uppsala, 9 March 1880).

References

ADB 40, 594. Neuer Nekrolog der Dt. (12/2), p. 1230. ALZ 332 (1791), vol. 4, p. 540-544. Schnurrer 92. OCLC 6867437.

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