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POSTEL, Guillaume. De orbis terrae concordia libri quatuor, multiiuga eruditione ac pietate referti, quibus nihil hoc tam perturbato rerum statu uel utilius, uel accommodatius potuisse in publicum edi, quiuis aequus lector indicabit . [Basle: J. Oporinus, 1544] 2°. Woodcut initial. (A few leaves lightly browned, lightly spotted.) Modern vellum, g.e. Guillaume Postel considered this his most important work. It is primarily an urgent appeal to, and a practical manual for, the Christian mission among the Moslems with an exposition of Islam, based on quotations from the Koran. Adams P2020; Brunet IV, 840.