Anonymous — Modern Arabia Displayed, in Four Tales

London, J. Harris, 1811 . First edition. Leather. A fascinating and vanishingly scarce first edition collection of four short stories intending to educate children about 'the lives of the Arabians in the last century&apos. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this work. The only edition of this work ever published.Illustrated with a frontispiece.A collection of four anonymously authored short stories, titled 'The freebooter of the desert', 'Hadjee Achmed, or the woodcutter', 'Adelara and Aderon', and 'Selim and Zanada&apos.These short tales are intended to offer cultural insight into 'the manners and customs of the Arabians in the last century&apos. In a full tree calf binding. Front board weakly held by one cord only. Rear joint starting, with board somewhat tender. Rubbing and minor losses of calf to back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd handling mark. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .