KORAN. The Koran, Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mahomet . Springfield, Mass.: Henry Brewer for Isaiah Thomas, Jun., October 1806.
KORAN. The Koran, Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mahomet . Springfield, Mass.: Henry Brewer for Isaiah Thomas, Jun., October 1806. 8 o (204 x 120 mm). (Some occasional foxing.) Contemporary tree calf. Provenance : William Jarvis (1770-1859), American diplomat, financier and philanthropist best known for introducing the merino breed of sheep into the United States from Spain (signature on title-page); K.J. Hunt (signature on front free endaper). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF THE KORAN, published by the firm Isaiah Thomas, the largest and most important publishing house in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Thomas adapted a translation of the French orientalist Du Ryer for the American market, with occasional notes, including Turkish traditions. Du Ryer was the envoy of the French king at Alexandria and Cnstantinople in the seventeenth century. His translation was the best available, and was frequently reprinted and tranlated into other European languages throughout the eighteenth century. Born to a prominent Boston family, William Jarvis studied mercantile training before relocating to Europe, where he dealt widely across the continent in commodities and built a successful trading house, William Jarvis & Co. As a result of his European trading, Jarvis became familiar with Lisbon, Portugal, and being well-connected in Washington, D.C., was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson as the United States consul in Lisbon. Jarvis served in the post for a decade. Before returning to the United States, he purchased a flock of some 4,000 merino sheep and smuggled them out of Spain, taking advantage of Napoleon's conquest in breaking the Spanish stranglehold on the merino wool market. On returning to America, Jarvis gave eight merino sheep to Jefferson, and made an additional gift to sitting President James Madison as well. Jarvis became a "merino zealot," speaking to audiences around America and extolling the virtues of the newly-imported breed. Shaw & Shoemaker 10684.
KORAN. The Koran, Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mahomet . Springfield, Mass.: Henry Brewer for Isaiah Thomas, Jun., October 1806.
KORAN. The Koran, Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mahomet . Springfield, Mass.: Henry Brewer for Isaiah Thomas, Jun., October 1806. 8 o (204 x 120 mm). (Some occasional foxing.) Contemporary tree calf. Provenance : William Jarvis (1770-1859), American diplomat, financier and philanthropist best known for introducing the merino breed of sheep into the United States from Spain (signature on title-page); K.J. Hunt (signature on front free endaper). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF THE KORAN, published by the firm Isaiah Thomas, the largest and most important publishing house in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Thomas adapted a translation of the French orientalist Du Ryer for the American market, with occasional notes, including Turkish traditions. Du Ryer was the envoy of the French king at Alexandria and Cnstantinople in the seventeenth century. His translation was the best available, and was frequently reprinted and tranlated into other European languages throughout the eighteenth century. Born to a prominent Boston family, William Jarvis studied mercantile training before relocating to Europe, where he dealt widely across the continent in commodities and built a successful trading house, William Jarvis & Co. As a result of his European trading, Jarvis became familiar with Lisbon, Portugal, and being well-connected in Washington, D.C., was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson as the United States consul in Lisbon. Jarvis served in the post for a decade. Before returning to the United States, he purchased a flock of some 4,000 merino sheep and smuggled them out of Spain, taking advantage of Napoleon's conquest in breaking the Spanish stranglehold on the merino wool market. On returning to America, Jarvis gave eight merino sheep to Jefferson, and made an additional gift to sitting President James Madison as well. Jarvis became a "merino zealot," speaking to audiences around America and extolling the virtues of the newly-imported breed. Shaw & Shoemaker 10684.
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