POCOCKE, Edward (translator).

Kitab al-Salawat al-Am'iyyat,

a book of common prayer,

Stock Code 112559

Calcutta, Bishop's College Press, 1837

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Christian missionaries in calcutta. Rare edition of Pococke's Arabic translation of the Book of Common Prayer, first published in Oxford in 1674. The text was likely commissioned by Christian missionaries in Calcutta and is apparently the third extant edition of the text in Arabic translation, according to Griffiths Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer (2002).

First Calcutta edition, type-set printed in Arabic, 4to (285 x 215 mm), lacking English title and 4X and 4Y (two gatherings, 8 leaves in total), Arabic title trimmed, second leaf repaired along lower edge, some light even toning, near-contemporary half leather over cloth boards, covers lightly scuffed, paper label to spine.

Griffiths 8:3

Provenance

James Windrow Sweetman d.1966, Vice Principal of the Henry Martyn Scool at Aligarh, and then Professor of Islamic Studies at the Selly Oak College Birmingham (bookplate to upper pastedown).

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