8vo. Volume I: viii, 313 pp. / viii, 312 pp. / Volume II: vii, 308 pp. / vii, 341 pp., English, French & German text, half titles, b/w photographs, 1 folding plan, cloth backed board, slightly rubbed round edges, previous owner’s inscription verso front cover of Volume I, small mark on lower margin of page 1 of Volume IV, otherwise set in very good condition, E. J. Brill, Leiden, 1951-1956.

Synopsis

Rare work issued by: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Islamkunde, 1913-1943. Vol. 1 (1913)-v. 17, with vol. 18.; new ser., v. 1 (1951)-v. 35 (1995). 1 v. Some numbers issued as special issues with distinctive titles. Suspended publication, 1920-1922, 1944-1950.
Die Welt des Islams focuses on the history and culture of the Islamic world from the eighteenth century to the present. The journal gives special emphasis to literature and provides its large international readership with articles in English, French and German. Highly descriptive essays are accompanied by copious notes, and extensive book reviews are authored by specialists, offering a broad scholarly view of the field of Islam.
Published since 1951, Die Welt des Islams is found in the world’s major research libraries. The journal is unrivalled in its field and an essential resource for those who wish to stay on top of their discipline.