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Qur'an, First English Translation from the Arabic: The Koran, Commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed. London: by Ackers for Wilcox, 1734.
First edition, large quarto, translated into English by George Sale (1697-1736) title page printed in red and black, illustrated with large folding map of the Arabian peninsula and adjacent land; three engraved lineage charts (two folding, one full page); and a folding plan/view of Mecca; bound in full contemporary Dutch parchment over boards, tooled in blind, covers soiled, 9 3/4 x 8 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
A6 [title, unsgd.; dedication sgd. A; ded. second leaf, unsgd.; to the reader sgd. A2; to the reader second leaf, unsgd.; to the reader third leaf, unsgd], a2, b-z4, aa4, bb2, B-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Sss4, Ttt-Zzz2.
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