Paris, The Paris Book Club, 1918
Dinet was the leading Arabist artist at the turn of the twentieth century and this illustrated edition of The Life of Prophet Mohammad the Prophet of Allah is one of 875 copies on hand made paper, in a fine binding.
One of 875 copies, this numbered 388, 4to (325 x 260 mm), coloured illustrations by E. Dinet, decorations by Mohammad Racim, tissue guards, a few small spots else internally clean, fine full navy morocco preserving gilt motif from original cloth to upper cover, covers ruled in gilt, spine gilt in compartments with burnt orange labels, lettered in gilt, t.e.g., top edge of upper cover very slightly sunned otherwise very handsome copy.
One of 875 copies, this numbered 388, 4to (325 x 260 mm), coloured illustrations by E. Dinet, decorations by Mohammad Racim, tissue guards, a few small spots else internally clean, fine full navy morocco preserving gilt motif from original cloth to upper cover, covers ruled in gilt, spine gilt in compartments with burnt orange labels, lettered in gilt, t.e.g., top edge of upper cover very slightly sunned otherwise very handsome copy.
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