4to. Volume I: 4 pp., of introduction in Latin, 10 pp., of introduction to translators in Arabic, 892 pp., of Arabic text, [1] / Volume II: [1, Latin text], 903 pp., Arabic text / Volume III: [1, Latin text], 13 pp., of introduction in Arabic, 597 pp., of Arabic text, printed throughout within elaborate borders, title pages in red and black, contemporary cloth, title gilt on spine, speckled edges, covers slightly rubbed round corners with minor damage at lower spine of Volume I, top edge of lower endpaper of Volume I cut, occasional spotting, small damp stain to outer edges of Volumes I & III, otherwise set inside in good condition, The Jesuits Press, Beirut, 1925-1939.

Synopsis

This new translation from Hebrew and Greek was carried out by the Jesuits in Beirut and was printed by using new type obtained from Constantinople by the moderator of the Jesuits in Syria, Ambrosius Monnot. The type used for this edition marked the beginning of a new era of fine Arabic typography.
Bibliographic references: Darlow et Moule 174; Le Livre et Le Liban 167, for 1878-1882 edition.