QURAN The Koran commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed tra

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(QUR'AN.) The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed, translated into English immediately from the Original Arabic; with Explanatory Notes, taken from the most approved Commentators. To which is prefixed a Preliminary Discourse. By George Sale. Folding engraved map of Arabia; 3 engraved genealogical tables; folding plate showing plan and view of the Kaaba at Mecca. [6], iii-ix, [3], 187, [1]; 508, [15] pages (but with last 2 preliminaries bound out of order). 4to, contemporary calf with morocco lettering piece, binding quite worn, spine ends chipped, joints cracked, cords intact; some toning and marginal foxing, top portion of front free endpaper excised; cloth dust jacket and slipcase. Early stamp of W. Complin on title; armorial bookplate of the Rhode Island politician and collector Frederick S. Peck (1868-1947). London: C. Ackers for J. Wilcox, 1734

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first edition of Sale''s translation, the first scholarly version in English made directly from the original Arabic.