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Handbook of Muslim Jurisprudence (First Steps)
by Bakurat-al-Sa'ab of Ibn-Abu-Zayd (tr. Alexander David Russell)
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- Hardcover
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- Very good, 1st Indian edition, clipped d/j (fair, chipping and torn, in protective sleeve), black clothbound boards, gilt spine
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About This Item
Delhi: Seema Publications, 1976. 1st Indian. h/b. Very good, 1st Indian edition, clipped d/j (fair, chipping and torn, in protective sleeve), black clothbound boards, gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, pages tight and unmarked (apart from occasional pencil lines). Provenance: from library of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, FRSL.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). First steps in Muslim jurisprudence, consisting of excerpts from B_k_rat-al-sa_d of Ibn Ab_ Zayd, with Arabic text, English translation notes This book, ""First steps in Muslim jurisprudence"", by Alexander David Russell, Abdullah Al-Ma'Mun Suhrawardy, is a replication of a book originally published before 1906. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
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- Title
- Handbook of Muslim Jurisprudence (First Steps)
- Author
- Bakurat-al-Sa'ab of Ibn-Abu-Zayd (tr. Alexander David Russell)
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st Indian edition, clipped d/j (fair, chipping and torn, in protective sleeve), black clothbound boards, gilt spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Indian
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Seema Publications
- Place of Publication
- Delhi
- Date Published
- 1976
- Pages
- 121
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, law, Islam, Bakurat, translation, Russell, providence, Ondaatje
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- 2nd-hand books;
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