The Chester Betty Library: A Handlist of the Arabic Manuscripts, Volume I. MSS. 3001 to 3250; Volume II. MSS. 3251 to 3500 [INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY ALFRED CHESTER BEATTY]. 2-vol. set

Dublin: Emery Walker Ltd, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Quarto (10 1/4 x 8"). x, 125, [1]pp (Text), 35 leaves (Plates) (Vol. 1); [6], 135, [1]pp (Text), 36-70 leaves (Plates) (Vol. 2). Original burgundy cloth, with gold lettering to spines. Front free endpaper of first volume inscribed and signed by Alfred Chester Beatty, and dated July 4th, 1955.

Illustrated with 70 leaves of plates, this two-volume set contains the descriptions of 500 of the several thousand Arabic manuscripts in the possession of Mr. Alfred Chester Beatty (1875-1968), an American mining magnate, philanthropist and one of the most successful businessmen of his generation. He was also a collector of African, Asian, European and Middle Eastern manuscripts, rare printed books, prints and objets d'art.

Spine and edges of first volume sunned. Ex-library copy, with sticker at upper front joints and tail of spines; bookplate on inside of each front cover, printed notice at rear, and stamp at top and bottom paper edges. Bindings in overall good to very good, interior in very good condition.