4to. 408 pp., of French & Arabic text, profusely illustrated in b/w photographs, plans, figures, half-title, illustrated original publisher’s wrappers, lightly faded and soiled, copy inside clean and in very good condition, Unesco, Beyrouth, 1982.

Synopsis

A bibliography covering early printed books in Arabic, and the earliest major books printed in Europe that deals with Islamic culture. The work was prepared as a catalogue for an exhibition organised by Unesco under the title ‘Le Livre et Le Liban’.