SALE, GEORGE (1697 - 1736) . - The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed, Translated from the Original Arabic; with explanatory Notes, taken from the most approved Commentators. To which is prefixed a Preliminary Discourse. By George Sale, Gent. A New Edition .

London: Charles Mason, 16 , Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, 1836 . 0. A very good half leather binding. 8vo. 8.6" x 5.5" x 1.6" . pp.xiv./[2pp.]/pp.517/[1p.] . Original brown calf spine and corners over scuffed leather boards. Spine very rubbed, and edges bumped. Spine with 5 raised bands and original brown leather title. Red speckled page edges. Bookplate to the verso of the front board: "Rev. William Hope" . Clear English text throughout, with just the odd brown spot or light blemish. ** George Sale (1697, Canterbury, Kent, England –1736, London, England) was an Orientalist and practicing solicitor, best known for his translation of the Qur'an into English. He was also author of The General Dictionary, in ten volumes, folio. Sale was, until his death, a member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. He acquired a library with valuable rare manuscripts of Persian, Turkish, and Arabic origins (which is now held in the Bodleian library, Oxford). In 1734, the Oriental scholar published the translation of the Qur'an, dedicated to John Lord Carteret. Sale provided numerous notes and a "Preliminary Discourse" which was manifest with in-depth knowledge of Eastern habits, manners, traditions, and laws. " - See Wikipedia .

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