{"id":1381,"date":"2023-04-14T11:57:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T11:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.algurgfoundation.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1381"},"modified":"2026-09-16T17:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:43:27","slug":"al-gurg-charity-gifts-rare-collectibles-to-the-mohammed-bin-rashid-library-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.algurgfoundation.com\/en\/news\/al-gurg-charity-gifts-rare-collectibles-to-the-mohammed-bin-rashid-library-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Gurg Charity gifts rare collectibles to the Mohammed bin Rashid Library in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Driven by its belief in the importance of social responsibility in preserving the human and knowledge heritage and making it available to the public, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Charity Foundation donated a unique set of rare collectibles worth nearly AED 1 million to the Treasures of the Library exhibition at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library.<\/p>\n<p>The dedications included a volume entitled \u2018The Kings of England\u2019 by William Henry Worthington &#8211; 1824 edition, and \u2018Isabella or the Pot of Basil\u2019 from Boccaccio\u2019s stories by John Keats &#8211; London 1910 edition, and also \u2018The Complete Hunter\u2019 by Isaac Walton and Charles Cotton &#8211; London 1927 edition. 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