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The Koran, commonly called The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated from the original Arabick into French.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06127 Author/Creator: Place Written: Springfield, Massachusetts Type: Book Date: 1806 Pagination: 524 p. : Height: 21.1 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

The first American edition of the Koran. Printed in Springfield, Massachusetts, by Henry Brewer for Isaiah Thomas, Junior. Rebound in cloth, boxed with original boards. Shaw & Shoemaker 10684.

Du Ryer, Andre, 1580-1672

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