Published by D. Bolle ND [c.1918], Rotterdam, 1918
Seller: The Book Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
RARE FIFTH EDITION of the Dutch translation of the Quran, with a biography of Muhammad, an introduction to Muslim religious customs, and a supplementary historical account of the Ottoman Turks and their practice of Islam. 195x145mm. XIV+682 pages. Dark blue embossed Hardcover with gilt spine. Cover and spine rubbed and slightly stained. Cover edges rubbed. Cover corners bumped and rubbed. Spine gilt fading. Spine edges bumped and worn. Ex-libris sticker on front inner cover. Whitepages and several extreme pages age-stained. Pages and text block edges stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare Dutch translation of the central religious text of Islam, translated with introductions by the leading 19th-century Dutch Islamic studies scholars, is in good condition. The book is in : Dutch.