One of the first anthologies of eastern literature to appear in a western language, these volumes include extracts from Fakr-eddin al Razi on the caliphate, a treatise on the rights of Sovereigns and their subjects, the Herb of the Fakirs, the Festivals of the Jews [and the Samaritans], a Hanbali treatise in defense of coffee, five descriptions of the streets of Cairo, several extracts from Ibn Khaldun, the laws of the Druses, poetry, diplomatic correspondence, and much of Kazwini's Wonders of Nature. Second edition, revised and expanded, with Arabic text, French translation, and notes.