| Arabic Proverbs or the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians Illustrated from Their Proverbial Sayings Current at Cairo Contributor(s): Burckhardt, John Lewis (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0548104581 ISBN-13: 9780548104583 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $41.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: A compilation and translation of Arabic proverbs by the Swiss traveler Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784-1817). In addition to visits to Cairo, Damascus, Lebanon, and other points in the Middle East, he was one of the few Europeans to venture to Mecca. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Quotations - Foreign Language Study | Arabic - History | Ancient - Egypt |
| Dewey: 398.992 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.32 lbs) 292 pages |
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| Publisher Description: A compilation and translation of Arabic proverbs by the Swiss traveler Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784-1817). In addition to visits to Cairo, Damascus, Lebanon and other points in the Middle East, he was one of the few European's to venture to Mecca. |