SAVARY, Claude Étienne.
Grammaire de La Langue Arabe vulgaire et littérale;
Grammaire de La Langue Arabe vulgaire et littérale;
ouvrage posthume de M. Savary.
Stock Code 117242
Paris, De L'Imprimerie Impériale, 1813
Savary had a vast knowledge of the Arabic language, which served him well on his travels. He was the first Frenchman to cite Arabic texts in his works on his journeys, and was a pioneer of Egyptology and translator of the Qur'an. Napoleon himself was at the forefront of French interest in Egypt and Arabia, and had planned to produce his own bible which incorporated parts of the Qur'an.
In addition there is a section on Sinbad the Sailor at the rear of the volume which was later published separately.
First edition; 4to, (26 x 20 cm); text in French and Arabic, two title-pages; contemporary full green calf gilt, spine gilt lettered and decorated, marbled endpapers, diamond-shaped blindstamp on both upper and lower board, a very attractive copy; xii, 536 pp.
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