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'Ilmu hal. A manual of the doctrine & practice of Islam

Offered by: Shapero Gallery

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'Ilmu hal. A manual of the doctrine & practice of Islam.
Translated from the Turkish by Claude Delaval Cobham… commissioner of Larnaca.

Stock Code 110319
Nicosia, Cyprus, (Printed at "The Owl" Printing Office), 1889

Current price £3,750.00
Claude Delaval Cobham (1842-1915) was a historian and well known bibliographer of Cyprus, as well as one of the founding members of the Committee of the Cyprus Museum founded in 1882.

Rare publication with only 6 institutional copies located internationally.

First and only known edition, presentation copy inscribed by 'the translator' Cobham, 16pp, 8vo (220 x 150 mm), faint remains of vertical fold lines, original printed wrappers, sewn, some very slight chips to outermost extremities of wrapper else very good condition.

More Information

Period:	19th Century
Creation Date:	1889
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	110319
Incollect Reference #:	690165

Dimensions

W.	150 mm;	L.	220 mm;

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