New York: John W. Lovell Co., 1885. Undated, ca. 1885. English translation of the Koran, from the original Arabic. Lightly worn copy in blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, 336 pages, no dustjacket, most likely as issued. Light shelf rubbing, mainly the corners and spine ends, very light fray to spine head, good hinges, firm text block, slightly age-darkened but not brittle pages, name and verse written lightly in pencil on front free endpaper, no other markings.. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Resource Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 028308
Title: The Koran: Commonly Called the Alkoran of Mohammed
Author: Translated By George Sale
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Publisher: John W. Lovell Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1885
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Keywords: KORAN ISLAM ISLAMIC HOLY BOOK RELIGION THEOLOGY
Bookseller catalogs: Philosophy, Theology, Religion, Spirituality;

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....