[Arabia]. DUSSIEUX (Louis) trad. [and others]. Histoire univ - Lot 175

[Arabia]. DUSSIEUX (Louis) trad. [and others]. Histoire universelle depuis le commencement du monde jusqu'à présent l'Histoire des Arabes A Paris, chez Moutard, 1782. 2 vols. in-8, [2] f., XXXII-582 p., 7 pl. ; [2] f., XV-560 p., 1 pl., contemporary speckled fawn calf, 5-ribbed spine, red title-piece and havana tomaison, ornate caissons, red edges (defects including split jaws). Reunion of two consecutive volumes devoted to Arabia, the first containing the life of Muhammad and the History of the Caliphate of Abu Becr, and the second recounting the history of the Arabs from the death of Abu Becr to that of Omar II, the fourteenth caliph. They are extracts from Histoire Universelle, the immense 125-volume series translated into French by men of letters including Louis Dussieux (1744-1805), Pierre-Prime-Félicien Le Tourneur, (1737-1788), and François-Joseph Goffaux (1755-1836). This history is illustrated with three folding maps of Arabia, Persia and Syria and two plates dedicated to Mecca, showing a plan and two views. It also contains three genealogical tables of Arab tribes, including the descendants of Abraham and Hagar, the natural Arabs who ruled Yemen and Hijaz, and the tribe of Koreish. A total of 8 plates, including 6 fold-outs, all engraved on copper.