HUZAYYIN, S.A.
Arabia and the Far East. Their commercial and cultural relations in Graeco-Roman and Irano-Arabian times.
Cairo, printed by l'institut français d'archéologie orientale, 1942. 27.5 x 18 cm. With 12 relief-printed folding maps with trade routes, some regions, etc. printed in several colours and with the coat of arms of King Fouad I of Egypt on the title page. Original brown publisher's printed paper wrappers with the title of the work and the coat of arms of King Fouad I of Egypt on the front wrapper and the logo of "la Société Royale de Géographie d'Égypte" on the back wrapper. [2 blank], XXIX, [1 blank], 319, [1 blank] pp.
€ 1,800
First edition of Huzayyin's revised and enlarged master's thesis "The Arabian East and the Far East" (Liverpool, 1933). It covers the period form the 4th century BCE to the early 16 century CE. With this work, Huzayyin made a considerable contribution to the knowledge of the history of Arabia and the Far East and the spacial, economic and cultural evolution of the region. The maps show numerous overland and maritime trade routes. The author was professor of geography at the University of Alexandria (until 1952 the Farouk I University) and one of the leading experts in the (pre-) history of Arabia, Egypt, and the Near and the Far East in general.
With the bookplate of H.S. Deighton on the inside of the front wrapper: "Deighton, The Red House, 60 Iffley Road, Oxford" and his owner's inscription on the first flyleaf: "H.S. Deighton. Cairo. March[?] 19x6.". The wrappers show signs of wear, mainly around the spine and on the back wrapper, occasional marginal foxing. Macro 1244; Williams & White, Select bibliography of British and Irish university theses about maritime history 830.
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