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The Koran; Commonly Called The Alcoran Of Mohammed (Two Volumes)

The Koran; Commonly Called The Alcoran Of Mohammed (Two Volumes)

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The Koran; Commonly Called The Alcoran Of Mohammed (Two Volumes)

by Sale, George

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London: J. Walker, White And Cochrane; C. Law; J. Johnson And Co. Fair with no dust jacket. 1812. Hardcover. Spine leather deteriorated. Front board of Volume Two detached. Owner's inscriptions. Rubbing and wear to edges of boards and to spines. 2" split to leather at head of front spine joint on Volume One. 2 1/2" split to leather at tail of rear spine joint on Volume One. Up to 3/4" loss of leather at corners of boards on volume one. Internally good. ; Volume One: xvi, 256 pages + folding view of Mecca + 3 charts (2 folding). Volume Two: iv, 523 pages. Full leather boards with gilt decorations. Black spine labels. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Title continues, "Translated From The Original Arabic. With Explanatory Notes, Taken From The Most Approved Commentators. To Which Is Prefixed, A Preliminary Discourse, By George Sale." Page dimensions: 212mm x 130mm. The preliminary discourse by George Sale takes up most of Volume One. ; 8vo .

Synopsis

The Koran , as N. J. Dawood states, is 'not only one of the most influential books of prophetic literature but also a literary masterpiece in its own right'. Universally accepted by Muslims to be the infallible Word of God as revealed to Mohammed by the Angel Gabriel nearly fourteen hundred years ago, the Koran still provides the rules of conduct fundamental to the Arab way of life. N. J. Dawood's masterly translation, first published in the mid-1950s and now completely revised in the light of a life-long study of the language and style of the Koran, presents the English reader with a clear, fluent and authoritative rendering, while fully reflecting the characteristic flavour and rhythm of the original. The present edition follows the original sequence of the Koranic suras, and is provided with a comprehensive index.

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Bookseller
Renaissance Books NZ (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #
7640
Title
The Koran; Commonly Called The Alcoran Of Mohammed (Two Volumes)
Author
Sale, George
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fair with no dust jacket
Publisher
J. Walker, White And Cochrane; C. Law; J. Johnson And Co
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1812
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May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.

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