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1772376213Copenhagen: Nicolaus Moeller 1772. First edition. Engraved vignettes to title page and dedication. With 24 engraved plates some folding including two Kufic facsimiles with hand-colored diacritical marks and initials; and a large folding map of Yemen colored in outline. Genealogical table folding at p. 194. xlvii 3 431 1 errata pp. 1 vols. 4to. Contemporary quarter vellum spine titled in manuscript. Early owner signature of Andreas Narr struck out by Henricus Walther 1829. Spine soiled with old library label blind stamps to bottom of first and last leaves a clean and fresh copy. Very good plus. First edition. Engraved vignettes to title page and dedication. With 24 engraved plates some folding including two Kufic facsimiles with hand-colored diacritical marks and initials; and a large folding map of Yemen colored in outline. Genealogical table folding at p. 194. xlvii 3 431 1 errata pp. 1 vols. 4to. Attractive copy of the first publication of Niebuhr's six-year travels in Arabia Felix modern Yemen and vicinity a key work of the European exploration of Arabia. Engelmann I 127; Embacher 217; Cox I237; Henze III 611; Graesse IV 674; Gay 3589; Ibrahim-Hilmy II 66; Howgego I N24. Provenance: General Theological Seminary Nicolaus Moeller unknown