(ISLAM) Bush George The Life of Mohammed

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(ISLAM.) Bush, George. The Life of Mohammed. Folding view of Mecca, with closed tears and foxing. 261 pages including half-title plus [8] pages of publisher's ads dated October 1830. 12mo, publisher's cloth, worn, boards coming loose; moderate foxing, long closed tear on leaf X2, possibly lacking an ad leaf or final blank; uncut; early owner's signature pencilled on front pastedown. New York, 1830

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first edition. Perhaps the earliest manifestation of the Bush family's long and complex relationship with the Muslim world. Rev. George Bush (1796-1859) was a professor of religion at New York University; he was also first cousin of George H.W. Bush's great-great-grandfather. This was the first American biography of Muhammad. Though not entirely unsympathetic, it describes the prophet as an impostor, and his religion as a heresy. The book caused some controversy in Egypt when reissued in 2004. See Ted Widmer, "George Bush I," New York Times, 22 July 2007. Shaw & Shoemaker 721. WorldCat lists 7 copies; no previous copies known at auction.