Miniature Printed Qur'an,

£750 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

A later Steinbrener edition of the miniature printed Qur'an, following on from the success of Bryce's Glasgow edition printed at the turn of the century. Hans Steinbrener was a publishing house established in 1855 that held a Royal warrant to publish almanacs and religious texts in different European languages. Taking advantage of the new technique of photo-reduction Steinbrenner printed these Qu'rans from the late 1890s-1960s in Vimperk, or Winterberg, Czech Republic. The text, endpapers and bindings differ from the equivalent Bryce edition but the most notable distinction is the size (the Bryce Qur'an measuring only 28 x 20 mm). Single volume, miniature photolithographed Qur'an, in Arabic, complete, 37 x 25 mm; clean and crisp condition, original patterned endpapers, housed in original green gilt stamped limp morocco covers with clasp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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