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ARABIC NEWSPAPERS -- Al-Jawa'ib (nos. 491-500). Constantinople, Al-Istanah, 15 January - 22 February 1871. 10 issues, 2° (417 x 292
mm), each issue comprising four pages (a little worming at extremities, expert repairs at folds), unbound. Provenance: Kamil Qaisar al-Shidyaq, ownership stamps and one inscription. Al-Jawa'ib, founded and edited until his death by the Lebanese writer Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq (1804-1887), was, while not the first,'the greatest Arabic newspaper of the 19th century' (Encyclopedia of Islam, 2nd ed., vol II, s.v. Djarida). It was read throughout the Arabic-speaking world as well as being on sale in London and Paris. It contained articles on politics, history, literature, linguistics and religion, as well as domestic (Ottoman) and foreign news and Reuters bulletins, and such information as the sailing-times of steamships to Alexandria. Supported by the Ottoman government, it promoted pan-Islamism, while at the same time being sympathetic to liberal and reformist ideas. Nos. 491-500 cover the end of the Franco-Prussian War, with the capitulation of Paris, as well as including poetry in praise of the Caliph-Sultan.
ARABIC NEWSPAPERS -- Al-Jawa'ib (nos. 501-510). Constantinople, Al-Istanah, 26 February - 29 March 1871. 10 issues, 2° (417 x 292mm), each issue comprising four pages (some light spotting, expert repairs at folds), unbound. Issue Nos. 501-510 continue to focus on news from France, where the Prussian occupation of Paris was followed by the Commune. This is accompanied by articles on French history, including lists of the kings of France, as well as on topics such as education in Egypt; with 57 other Arabic newspapers.
mm), each issue comprising four pages (a little worming at extremities, expert repairs at folds), unbound. Provenance: Kamil Qaisar al-Shidyaq, ownership stamps and one inscription. Al-Jawa'ib, founded and edited until his death by the Lebanese writer Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq (1804-1887), was, while not the first,'the greatest Arabic newspaper of the 19th century' (Encyclopedia of Islam, 2nd ed., vol II, s.v. Djarida). It was read throughout the Arabic-speaking world as well as being on sale in London and Paris. It contained articles on politics, history, literature, linguistics and religion, as well as domestic (Ottoman) and foreign news and Reuters bulletins, and such information as the sailing-times of steamships to Alexandria. Supported by the Ottoman government, it promoted pan-Islamism, while at the same time being sympathetic to liberal and reformist ideas. Nos. 491-500 cover the end of the Franco-Prussian War, with the capitulation of Paris, as well as including poetry in praise of the Caliph-Sultan.
ARABIC NEWSPAPERS -- Al-Jawa'ib (nos. 501-510). Constantinople, Al-Istanah, 26 February - 29 March 1871. 10 issues, 2° (417 x 292mm), each issue comprising four pages (some light spotting, expert repairs at folds), unbound. Issue Nos. 501-510 continue to focus on news from France, where the Prussian occupation of Paris was followed by the Commune. This is accompanied by articles on French history, including lists of the kings of France, as well as on topics such as education in Egypt; with 57 other Arabic newspapers.
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Please note that this lot does not include 57 other Arabic newspapers.
Please note this lot comprises the following issues of this newspaper: Nos 511 to 537 (2 April to 27 August 1871) and Nos 567 to 569 (10th to 25th January 1871).
Please note this lot comprises the following issues of this newspaper: Nos 511 to 537 (2 April to 27 August 1871) and Nos 567 to 569 (10th to 25th January 1871).