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RELIGION - SPIRITUALITY DU RYER André (translated...

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[RELIGION - SPIRITUALITY] DU RYER André (translated by) The Alcoran of Mohammed According to the Copy printed in Paris [Amsterdam], Antoine de Sommaville [Louis Elzevier], 1649 Small in-12°. Full contemporary vellum. Title in ink on the spine almost faded. 1st Elzevirian printing of this 1st French translation of the Quran published two years earlier. Our copy consists of a title page in two colors (red and black) and 686 pages. It contains the rare dedication to "Monseigneur le Chancelier" that only a few copies of the edition would possess. Attached: - LEVESQUE Pierre Charles Moral thoughts of Confucius Paris, Didot l'Aîné et de Bure l'Aîné, 1782 In-18°. Full blond calf of the period. Smooth spine decorated with gilt. Dishes surrounded by a triple gilt fillet. All edges gilt. Rubs from use. From the Collection des Moralistes anciens. - CHOU LING Chinese Wisdom Paris, La Jeune Parque, 1946 In-8°. Full vellum. Spine decorated. Edition illustrated with color drawings.