[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.
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