Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Click for full-size.
A Concordance of the Qur'an
by Kassis, Hanna E.; Fazlur Rahman (foreword)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- ISBN 10
- 0520043278
- ISBN 13
- 9780520043275
- Seller
-
Santa Monica, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Large quarto (11-1/4" x 9"). xxxix, (1), 1444pp. Indices. Blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. An ex-library copy but with minimal markings (rubber stamp on title page and de-acquisition rubber stamp on rear pastedown). Text portions of the original dust jacket are mounted on front pastedown and free endpaper.
Note: This concordance is presented in romanized (transliterated) characters arranged alphabetically. It is based mainly on the translation of A. J. Arberry's "The Koran." Oxford: 1964. For alternative definitions it also consults the following: R. Bell's "The Qur'an." Edinburgh: 1937; M. M. Pickthall's "The Meaning of the Glorious Koran." NY: 1956; and Abdullah Yusuf Ali's "The Holy Qur'an." Lahore: 1934.
"For centuries, the Qur'an has been a closed book both to non-Muslims and, to some extent, even to Muslims who do not know Arabic... [This book] aims to open the Qur'an to serious English-speaking students..." (Publisher).
Note: This concordance is presented in romanized (transliterated) characters arranged alphabetically. It is based mainly on the translation of A. J. Arberry's "The Koran." Oxford: 1964. For alternative definitions it also consults the following: R. Bell's "The Qur'an." Edinburgh: 1937; M. M. Pickthall's "The Meaning of the Glorious Koran." NY: 1956; and Abdullah Yusuf Ali's "The Holy Qur'an." Lahore: 1934.
"For centuries, the Qur'an has been a closed book both to non-Muslims and, to some extent, even to Muslims who do not know Arabic... [This book] aims to open the Qur'an to serious English-speaking students..." (Publisher).
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Seller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 53303
- Title
- A Concordance of the Qur'an
- Author
- Kassis, Hanna E.; Fazlur Rahman (foreword)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0520043278
- ISBN 13
- 9780520043275
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Koran
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
What did people buy in 2020?
Plague journals, escapist literature, political history: explore our year in review, where we share rare book trends and a gallery of some of the most beautiful and interesting books sold in 2020.
Michael Bond - the man behind Paddington Bear
“All the same ... it’s a very important name. And I don’t expect there are many bears in the world called Paddington!”
A lonely toy bear on an empty shop shelf on Christmas Eve in 1956 first captured the attention of Michael Bond, who kindly shared Paddington with the world.
