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  First Edition in English of George Sale’s Important Translation of the Koran

  SALE, George. [Translator].

  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.

  London: Printed by C. Ackers for J. Wilcox, 1734.

  First edition in English of George Sale’s important translation of the Koran, the first to translate directly from the Arabic into English. Quarto, bound in full contemporary speckled calf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, sympathetically rebacked, gilt turn-ins, all edges stained red. Illustrated with an engraved folding map of Arabia, a folding plan of the Temple of Mecca, and three genealogical plates. In very good condition with some wear to the extremities and small losses to the leaves. From the library of American author Eugene Field with his bookplate tipped to the front free endpaper and an inscription on the rear free endpaper from his son Eugene Field II, stating that the book came from his father's library, dated 10 Sept. 1922. An exceptional example.

  Price: $7,500.00     Item Number: 152248

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