Arabic Manuscript Ghazwah Khaybar and: Ghazwah al-Shayban

by ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib

$5,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

Ink on paper, 15 lines per page. Second work with outlining and headers in red.. 92; 61 pp. 2 vols. 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches. Old leather backed boards, marbled sides, later paper labels. Vernacular repairs, various ownership inscriptions. A bit rough and edgeworn, some leaves loosened. Very good. Item #365680 A rare example of 18th-century epic poetry, documenting the legendary battles of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Caliph and central to

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