THE GULISTAN Or Rose Garden
by Saadi, Musle-Huddeen Sheik; translated by Francis Gladden; preface by R.W. Emerson; Essay by James Ross
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- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticker and Fields, 1865. 1st edition, thus. Cloth. Very Good. 1st edition, thus. A Very Good copy. 12mo., 379 pp. Bound in the publisher's maroon cloth with gilt titles; beveled boards. t.e.g. Moderate wear at the spine's crown and tail. Book plate. Small tear along the hinge. Sometimes spelled Golestan is a landmark of Persian literature, written by Saadi Shirazi, also known as Sadi of Shiraz.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28081
- Title
- THE GULISTAN Or Rose Garden
- Author
- Saadi, Musle-Huddeen Sheik; translated by Francis Gladden; preface by R.W. Emerson; Essay by James Ross
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition, thus
- Publisher
- Ticker and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1865
- Keywords
- Persian Poetry,
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Rougemont, North Carolina
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- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.