SIGNED BY EDITOR - Isaac Hasson, Associate Professor Emeritus of Arabic Language and Literature at the Hebrew University, WITH DEDICATION (in Hebrew, dated 30.5.79) to Joshua Blau, professor emeritus of Arabic Languages and Literature at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the former President of the Academy of the Hebrew Language. RARE critical edition of an early Islamic text belonging to a literary genre known as Fadail al-Quds or Fadail Bayt al-Maqdis (literature in praise of Jerusalem), itself a part of a larger corpus known as Fadail al-Buldan (Praises of Cities and Countries) which includes legends and traditions that glorify different cities or cites, such as Mecca, Al-Madina and Baghdad. 220x155mm. 29+123+39 pages (altogether 191 pages). Softcover with dust-jacket. Jacket and cover edges rubbed. Light scratch- and bump-marks on jacket and cover. Jacket spine upper edge slightly torn (10mm). Editor`s signed dedication on whitepage upper corner. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare critical edition of an important early Islamic text in praise of Jerusalem is in good condition.