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QU'RAN, in English. -- The Alcoran of Mahomet, Translated out of Arabick into French. By the Sieur du Ryer, Lord of Malezair... Newly Englished... To which is prefixed, the Life of Mahomet. London: Randal Taylor, 1688. 8 (187 x 111mm). Initial blank. Contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second, the others with repest pattern in gilt (light scuffing to extremities). Provenance: Wyvill (18th-century signature).
FINE COPY of the third edition in English. The first was published in 1649 and is a translation by Alexander Ross from the French translation of Andr du Ryer. This edition also includes Ross's A needful Caveat or Admonition for them who desire to know what use may be made of, or if there be dangers in reading the Alcoran. Wing K-748.
FINE COPY of the third edition in English. The first was published in 1649 and is a translation by Alexander Ross from the French translation of Andr du Ryer. This edition also includes Ross's A needful Caveat or Admonition for them who desire to know what use may be made of, or if there be dangers in reading the Alcoran. Wing K-748.