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Seller: Hünersdorff Rare Books ABA ILAB, London, United KingdomHünersdorff Rare Books ABA ILAB

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LEO AFRICANUS, Johannes (Al-Hassan ben Mohammed Alvazas Alfasi) Africae descriptio IX lib absoluta. Leiden, Elzevier, 1632. 2 parts in 1 volume. 24mo. 800 + [16]p. with engraved title page included in pagination. Contemporary vellum. Finely printed Elzevier pocket edition of this influential work on the history, geography, language, customs and natural history of Africa by the Arab geographer Al-Hassan (1483-1552). Born in Seville, the author spent his early years travelling throughout North Africa and the Near East. In 1517 he was caught by Christian pirates and taken to Rome, where, under the protection of Pope Leo X, he converted to Christianity and assumed the names of his benefactor. At the request of the Pope, he translated the present work into Italian from the Arabic manuscript which he had been carrying with him at the time of his capture. The present work had a considerable impact on all later writers on Africa. A fine copy. Pieters 1632.8; Willems 371; Rahir 355; see also Palau 135532.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
Africae descriptio IX lib absoluta
Author
Leo Africanus, Johannes. Influential work on the history, geography, language, customs and natural history of Africa by the Arab geographer Al-Hassan (1483-1552) who converted to Christianity and translated his work from the Arabic manuscript at the request of his benefactor, Pope Leo X.
Publisher
Leiden, Elzevier
Publication year
1632
Condition
Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
3rd Edition

Hünersdorff Rare Books ABA ILAB

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Our business is by correspondence. Apart from special fields, we offer subject collections including : TALLEYRAND (1754-1838), A Life in Diplomacy - CICISBEISMO, The Gallant Triangle - TEXTILES, Design & Printing Techniques - ART & POWER, Revolutionary Greed & The Birth of the Modern Museum , CESARE BECCARIA (1738-1794) , A Revolution in Criminal Justice. We published 'COFFEE: A Bibliography. A Guide to the Literature on Coffee' (2002), the first modern comprehensive bibliography on the subject. It was compiled by ourselves with help from leading experts in their fields.…

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