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Kitab siyahat al-Masihi. Ay al-sÄyir min hÄdhÄ al-Ê»Älam al-fÄnī ilá al-Ê»Älam al-bÄqī
1834rif. 372732Malta: press of the Anglican Church Missionary Society 1834. First edition in Arabic. Title vignette of Bunyan in prison 7 plates captioned in Arabic. 6 281 1 imprint 2 blank pp. 1 vols. 8vo in 6s. Original silky cloth over boards twentieth-century binder's cloth spine. Joints crudely rehinged title leaf reinforced at gutter; binding cracked and a few leaves loosened. Contemporary presentation inscription on pastedown. Very good internally fine. First edition in Arabic. Title vignette of Bunyan in prison 7 plates captioned in Arabic. 6 281 1 imprint 2 blank pp. 1 vols. 8vo in 6s. Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress translated into Arabic with a life of the author by Christoph Friedrich Schlienz. From the title page this is nominally the first volume but press marks are continuous and the text is complete: the end part twentieth sees the Pilgrim reach the Celestial City. Printed at Malta by the Anglican missionaries. William R. Whittingham 1805-1879 graduated the General Theological Seminary in 1825 and was named librarian of the newly founded school. He later accepted a position on the faculty in 1836. Whittingham was consecrated the fourth Bishop of Maryland in 1840 and served in that capacity until his death. This copy with his contemporary gift inscription to the GTS library "From the Rev. W.R. Whittingham 1834" RARE FIRST EDIITION IN ARABIC of a classic of English literature and of Christian devotion. Roper Arabic printing in Malta 1825-1845 56. OCLC: 57188645 Columbia Glasgow Tübingen 643954559 Manchester. Provenance: William R. Whittingham gif tinscription 1834; General Theological Seminary bookplates and inkstamps press of the Anglican Church Missionary Society unknown
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