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Show s*. Z/*H PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY 08540 Department of Oriental Studies August 5j 19^5 Dear Aziz: I have here a book in the collection of Mrs. Mabel Abram, 1077 15th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida. It is Al-Ilyadhah (Homer's Iliad) translated by Sulayman al-Bustani, al-Hilal Press, Cairo, 1904, 1260 pp., and is in very good state of preservation, on good paper, bound in fine moroccan leather. The book is for sale. Three experts here have said that $25 is a reasonable price. Would you be interested in acquiring it for your center? It has been offered to several universities and will go to the first "taker." If you do want it, the office will send it to you, and you could pay Mrs. Abram directly. <J=a (Stf <Z/l. Sincerely yours, Philip K. Hitti Dr. Aziz Atiya Middle East Center University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah |