"Book of Animals, the classical encyclopedia of animals of al-Jahiz (Abu 'Uthman 'Amr ibn Bahr al-Kinani al-Basri, Basra, 781-868 or 869 CE). This is a 7 volume encyclopedia in 2 books, and includes ancedotes, poetic descriptions, proverbs, and descriptions of over 350 animals. Nicely bound and printed with 2 color text.Subject: Classical Arabic Literature - Encyclopedia of AnimalsPublisher: Dar al-Kitab al-Arabi, Beirut, 2012Pages / Other: 1782 pp, 7 volumes in 2 booksAuthor: Jahiz, Omar bin Bahr bin MahbubLanguage: Arabic