The Gospel of Luke, in Arabic, lithographed on paper [Mequinez, Morocco, Gospel Missionary Union, 1902]

The Gospel of Luke, in Arabic, lithographed on paper [Mequinez, Morocco, Gospel Missionary Union, 1902]
complete, lithography in Arabic maghribi, pages numbered in western numerals, imprint and title in English on verso of final folio, contemporary red morocco with flap, ruled in blind, a few scuffs and lightly faded, small 8vo (195 by 135 mm.)
An interesting translation of Luke's Gospel into the 'colloquial Arabic' of Morocco and lithographed in the traditional maghribi script of the region. Printed and probably commissioned by the Gospel Missionary Union, based in Kansas City, USA, to spread Christianity in North Africa.