Qanoon-e-Islam, or the Customs of the Moosulmans of India; comprising a full and exact account of their various rites and ceremonies, from the moment of birth till the hour of Death
by Shurreef, Jaffur (Ja'far Sharif)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Parbury, Allen, and Co , 1832. Book measures 22.5x15.cm. xxviii,436,cxxviii,pp, frontis & 19 plates. Bound in half calf. Rebacked, retaining the original marble boards, leather corners, raised bands, gilt lines, leather label, full marble edges and endpapers. Boards repaired on edges/corners. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, light offsetting to frontis. Pages and plates in very good clean condition. A very nice copy. . First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012624
- Title
- Qanoon-e-Islam, or the Customs of the Moosulmans of India; comprising a full and exact account of their various rites and ceremonies, from the moment of birth till the hour of Death
- Author
- Shurreef, Jaffur (Ja'far Sharif)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Parbury, Allen, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1832
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Indian Muslim customs, Manners
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Antiquarian; Religion;
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...