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[SULAYMAN al-Tajir and ABU ZAYD HASAN ibn Yazid Sirafi]
Ancient Accounts of India and China, by Two Mohammedan Travellers, who went to those parts in the 9th century; Translated from the Arabic by the late learned Eusebius Renaudot, 2 parts in 1 vol., Printed for Sam[uel] Harding at the Bible and Anchor on the Pavement in St. Martins-Lane, 1733

1 February 2017, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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[SULAYMAN al-Tajir and ABU ZAYD HASAN ibn Yazid Sirafi]

Ancient Accounts of India and China, by Two Mohammedan Travellers, who went to those parts in the 9th century; Translated from the Arabic by the late learned Eusebius Renaudot, 2 parts in 1 vol., title printed in red and black with wood-engraved device, title and dedication remargined, short tear without loss in G8, 3 leaves (m7-n1) on guards just shaving text [Cordier Sinica 1924, giving erroneous pagination; Lust 297], modern calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, 8vo, Printed for Sam[uel] Harding at the Bible and Anchor on the Pavement in St. Martins-Lane, 1733

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The first edition in English of important accounts by 'Sulaiman, the Merchant' and Hasan ibn Yazid al Sirafi, translated from the Arabic and based on events they witnessed such as the great revolution which swept across China in the 9th century. Later Arabic geographers such as Ibn Khordadhbe and al-Mas'udi relied heavily on this work for their information on India and China. "Ces relations sont de la plus haute importance pour la connaissance de l'Inde et de la Chine au moyen-age" (Nouvelle Biographie Générale).

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