La Vie Mahomed;

£750 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

Second edition of this scarce work on the prophet Muhammed by Henri de Boulainvilliers. This book is a thorough history of Muslim and Islamic cultures, Arab traditions, and descriptions of Mecca. Second edition; 2 parts in one vol., 12mo (15.4 x 10 cm); title printed in red and black, 10 full-page engravings, including frontispiece, woodcut headpieces, tailpieces and initials, scattered light foxing; contemporary black straight-grained morocco, gilt lettering to spine, light rubbing to spine and extremities, inner dentelles gilt, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, an attractive copy; 442, [2]pp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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