Hardcover
nd [19th Century]
nd [19th Century]. Hardcover. Small Octavo; G; 16 leaves; Riviere and Son binding; On polished paper, rounded naskh hand, tables headed in red, three columns, nine to fifteen examples with fine script below, within gilt rule borders. Some marginal annotations; Persian and undated, though likely 19th century; Incomplete. Leaves dampstained with some loss of border rules and some blurring and loss of text mostly to preliminary leaves; Notes in a later Persian hand on first and last pages; Old paper repair to border rules. The red morocco binding by Riveire and Sons has some edge wear, and bumping, front joint is cracked; "Persian Manuscript" in small gilt lettering on spine. TH Consignment; Shelved case 3. A representative, though incomplete, Arabic grammatical manuscript of Persian origin, giving examples of Arabic grammar rules conjugating the masdar or root nasara (to help, to render victorious). 1337985. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
(Inventory #: 1337985)