| 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: 1428612211 ISBN-13: 9781428612211 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $29.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 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: 0.66" H x 6" W x 9" (0.95 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. |