"Two Beautiful Strong Volumes In 12. "italian And Arab Anecdotes" In Paris At Vincent's 1769/72"
Two pretty books in large volumes in 12, full speckled glazed calf, spines with ribs decorated with beautiful gilded irons in the boxes, titles in ochre morocco, red edges and marbled endpapers for these two separate works printed in Paris, at Vincent, Printer-Bookseller, rue Saint Séverin in 1769 & for the other 1772, Hotel de Clugny. "Italian Anecdotes" from the destruction of the Roman Empire in the West to the present day. & "Arab and Muslim Anecdotes", from the year of JC 614; Time of the establishment of Mohammedanism in Arabia, by the false Prophet Mohammed; until the total extinction of the Caliphate, in 1538. These two very entertaining works teach us a lot about the customs of these two peoples17, 2