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RARE TWO VOLUME SET of "Nichtandalusische Poesie Andalusischer Dichter aus dem Elften, Zwölften und Dreizehnten Jahrhundert" by Saul Isaac Kaempf (1818-1892), an eminent Austrian rabbi and Orientalist. The second volume contains ten chapters from what is considered one of the masterpieces of medieval literature "Tahkemoni". 235x155mm. [XXVIII+247] + [XXIV+294] pages. Maroon cloth rebound Hardcover with gilt spine. Cover slightly stained. Pages yellowing and age-stained. [VOL.I]: Cover slightly rubbed. Cover upper corners, bottom edge and spine edges bumped. Several wormholes on cover edges. Spine hinges wrinkled. Spine faded. Binding slightly visible between pages 240-241. Some pages bottom corner slightly wrinkled. Text block edges age-stained. [VOL.II]: Wormholes on cover. Worm-mark on introduction pages with damage to four letters of the text, the rest of the text is untouched. Spine slightly rubbed. Spine edges bumped. Inner cover age-stained. Pages yellowing and age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare two volume critical edition of classic Andalusian Hebrew poetry, edited with commentaries and introduction by one of the foremost authorities on medieval Hebrew is otherwise in good condition.