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MARAMBAT - de MALAFOSSE

197 - [QUR’AN]. THE QUR’AN. Translated from the Arabic by Jean Gro…
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Estimate €200 - €300
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[QUR’AN]. THE QUR’AN. Translated from the Arabic by Jean Grosjean. Paris: Club du Livre, 1972. Two volumes in the publisher’s havana-coloured sheepskin, the covers entirely embossed, the ribbed spine embossed with fleurons, gilt title, gilt head, ochre silk endpapers and linings, edged slipcases + a double presentation box with two havana-coloured sheepskin spines, lined with ochre suede, containing 2 small 8vo volumes, one in decorated fawn sheepskin, the other in ivy-green cloth, plus a volume in a half-box with two havana-coloured sheepskin spines, covers in ivy-green cloth. ILLUSTRATED EDITION in the first two volumes featuring ORIGINAL colour SCREEN-PRINTS by Hossein ZENDEROUDI, accompanied by a facsimile of Ibn al-Bawwäb’s manuscript and a volume of the manuscript annotated by D. S. Rice. ONE of 2,200 COPIES numbered in Roman numerals on Lana vellum, intended for French bibliophiles.
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Auction time 11/12/2026 at 2:00 PM
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