Condition: Acceptable. Please see the images for more details. May show signs of wear such as:
• Shelf wear or scuffing on the cover
• Creases, marks, or tears on pages or dust jacket
• Possible remainder marks or previous owner’s name/notes inside
Blurb: “An early and striking American imprint, The Life of Mahomet (1802) offers a vivid, polemical biography shaped by Enlightenment-era European perspectives. Printed in Worcester by Isaiah Thomas Jr., this First American Edition reflects early U.S. religious and historical scholarship, alongside period attitudes toward Islam and the broader Middle East.
Bound in worn original leather, the book shows more than two centuries of use: heavy surface wear, edge loss, cracking, and scattered staining to the boards; age-toned pages with foxing; and extensive period manuscript notes, calculations, and ownership inscriptions throughout the front matter. These handwritten additions give the volume a strong sense of provenance and lived history, making it as much an artifact as a text.
Best suited for collectors of early American printing, religious history, or books as objects—this is a well-worn but evocative survivor from the early republic, rich with physical and historical character rather than pristine condition.”