The Koran

by George Sale

$5,250 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

First edition

Bound to style in quarter tan calf with five raised bands forming six compartments, red morocco lettering piece and marbled paper boards First edition of George Sale’s English translation of the Qur’an, the first English version to be based directly on the Arabic text, and a defining work in the history of English encounters with Islam. In this first edition, Sale's translation worked from the Arabic text and supplied extensive explanatory notes,

• Binding: Leather

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