FABLES. Storybook of the Thousand and One Nights... Lot 41

FABLES. Storybook of the Thousand and One Nights type, beginning with Kitab al-qubtan al-druzi (The Druze Captain?) followed by a French text on prayer, North Africa, late 19th century Manuscript in Arabic, text in black Maghribi of nine lines partially framed by a double red fillet, in a European flap binding with stamped and gilt decoration. Followed by some leaves in French at the end of the manuscript. Size : 19,5 x 13 cm (binding) Under the title Kitab al-qubtan al-druzi (?), the manuscript opens with the story of Caliph Harun al-Rashid who, climbing to the roof of his palace, meets a neighbor with an unusual beauty. A second story tells of a young Egyptian merchant who is in love with his beautiful neighbor.