Mittwoch, Eugen. Proelia Arabum paganorum (Ajjâm al 'Arab) quomodo litteris tradita sint.

Berlin, Mayer & Müller, 1899.

4to. 44, (4) pp., interleaved throughout. Contemporary marbled half cloth with giltstamped spine label.

 500.00

Dissertation of Eugen Mittwoch (1876-1942), the groundbreaking German scholar who is considered one of the founders of modern Islamic Studies, about the chronicles of the Arabic wars. This constitutes the author's first academic foray into Arabic studies.

Old ink library shelfmark on verso of title page, otherwise fine.

References

NDB XVII, 591. NYPL Arabia coll. 32. Cf. GAL S I, 162.

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