AN EAST AFRICAN QUR'AN East Africa, 19th century Arabic manuscript on paper, 223ff., plus three fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll., text markings, highlights and rules in madder red, opening bifolium illuminated in red and black geometric designs, the paper watermarked 1819, providing a terminus post quem for the tome, in contemporary brown calf binding, boards detached, the text panel 14.6cm x 8.3cm, each folio 20.5cm x 14cm.