THE KORAN. Commonly Called The Alcoran of Mohammed, Translated From the Original Arabic; With Explanatory Notes, Taken from the Most Approved Commentators. To Which is Prefixed a Preliminary Discourse. By George Sale Gent. A New Edition.
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Testo inglese. Opera completa in due volumi. Cm.21x12. Pg.XII, (2), 248, 266; (6), 519, (13). Sobrie legature in piena pelle. Tasselli con titoli e filetti in oro ai dorsi. Tagli spruzzati. Con quattro tavole fuori testo: una bella carta dell'Arabia in formato cm.34x39, incisa da R.W. Seale, con dettaglio del "Temple of Mecca, as it was formerly; from a Draught in the Bodleian Library", una tavola cm.21x33,5 con "A Genealogical Table of the Tribes of the Naturaliz'd Arabs, being the Descendants of Ismael the Son of Abraham by a Daughter of Modād theTorhamite", un albero genealogico di Mohammed e una tavola in formato cm.21x35 con una pianta e una veduta del Tempio della Mecca. Eccellenti condizioni di conservazione. Si tratta della prima versione inglese, pubblicata nel 1734, del Corano, tratta direttamente dall'arabo dall'erudito inglese George Sale (Canterbury, 1697?1736), mentre le precedenti provenivano dal Francese. "In 1734, Sale published a translation of the Quran, Al Quran, dedicated to John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville. Relying heavily on O.M.D. Louis Maracci's Latin translation, Sale provided numerous notes and a Preliminary discourse. Sale had access to the Dutch Church, Austin Friars' 14th-century manuscript of al-Bayd?w?'s Lights of Revelation and the Secrets of Interpretation, and this seems the source for his Arabic Quran rather than his own personal Quran, catalogued MS Sale 76 in the Bodleian Library. Sale's footnotes provide the literal translation where it differs from the idiom of the body text; he gives alternate variant readings; and supplementary historical and contextual information. Sir Edward Denison Ross added the Introduction to the 1922 reprint of Sale's translation. Though he did not place Islam at an equal level with Christianity, Sale seemed to view Mohammad as a conqueror who sought to destroy idolatry and a lawgiver who managed to change and supplant many practices in Arabia: Sale prefixed a Preliminary Discourse to his translation covering topics including Arabs "before hijrah"; the State of the Eastern Churches, and Judaism, at time of Mohammed; the Peculiarities of the Quran; positive and negative Doctrines and Instructions of the Quran; and political Islam in the 1730s. Sale posits the decline of the Persian Empire on rivalry between the sects of Manes and Mazdak, and mass immigration into Arabia to escape persecution in the Grecian empire. In his eighth essay on False Prophecy, Sale notes Muslim Sects both Canonical (Maleci, Hanefites, Hanbali and Shafi?i) and "heretical" (Shi'ism)" (da Wikipedia). 1500 gr. Seller Inventory # 162934
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Publisher: Printed by S. Hazard, London
Publication Date: 1795
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The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed, Translated from the Original Arabic; with explanatory Notes, taken from the most approved Commentators. To which is prefixed a Preliminary Discourse. By George Sale, Gent. A New Edition .
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Seller: CHILTON BOOKS, SUDBURY, United Kingdom
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A very good half leather binding. 8vo. 8.6" x 5.5" x 1.6" . pp.xiv./[2pp.]/pp.517/[1p.] . Original brown calf spine and corners over scuffed leather boards. Spine very rubbed, and edges bumped. Spine with 5 raised bands and original brown leather title. Red speckled page edges. Bookplate to the verso of the front board: "Rev. William Hope" . Clear English text throughout, with just the odd brown spot or light blemish. ** George Sale (1697, Canterbury, Kent, England 1736, London, England) was an Orientalist and practicing solicitor, best known for his translation of the Qur'an into English. He was also author of The General Dictionary, in ten volumes, folio. Sale was, until his death, a member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. He acquired a library with valuable rare manuscripts of Persian, Turkish, and Arabic origins (which is now held in the Bodleian library, Oxford). In 1734, the Oriental scholar published the translation of the Qur'an, dedicated to John Lord Carteret. Sale provided numerous notes and a "Preliminary Discourse" which was manifest with in-depth knowledge of Eastern habits, manners, traditions, and laws. " - See Wikipedia . Seller Inventory # 51471
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The Koran; Commonly Called The Alcoran of Mohammed: translated from the original Arabic. With Explanatory Notes Taken from the Most Approved Commentators. To which is prefixed, a Preliminary Discourse by George Sale, Gent. In Two Volumes. Vol. I [- vol. II]. A New Edition.
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Seller: Libreria Oreste Gozzini snc, Firenze, FI, Italy
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London, J. Walker; White and Cochrane; C. Law; J. Johnson and Co; [et al.], 1812, volumi 2, in-8, pregevole legatura coeva inglese in pieno vitello color tabacco, dorsi a 5 nervi con titolo, numero di volume e singoli fregi in oro negli scomparti, piatti inquadrati da filetto in oro con cornicetta a secco accostata, pp. XVI, 248, 256 - IV, 523, [1]. Con 3 tavole incise in rame fuori testo: due tavole genealogiche (una ripiegata) e una tavola ripiegata recante la pianta e la veduta della Mecca. Bell'esemplare. Seller Inventory # LD/164368
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The Koran; Commonly Called The Alcoran of Mohammed: translated from the original Arabic. With Explanatory Notes Taken from the Most Approved Commentators. To which is prefixed, a Preliminary Discourse by George Sale, Gent. In Two Volumes, A New Edition
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J.Walker; White and Cochrane; C.Law; J.Johnson and Co;.[et al], 1812
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Seller: Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New edition, with 3 engraved genealogical charts, ( 2 folding), and folding engraved Plan and View of the Temple at Mecca; bound in half leather with marbled-paper-covered boards, four gilt-decorated raised bands on spine, dark red spine labels with gilt lettering; clean tight and unmarked, light edge rubs to covers, pages clean with slight age toning and very occasional very light foxing / spotting; no previous owner or library or bookplate indications; a quite attractive and solid set. Seller Inventory # 14638
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