Select Fabels from the Gulistan, or The bed of roses,
by SA'DI [SAADI], of Shiraz. SULIVAN, Stephen (translator)
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- first
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About This Item
London, Printed for J. Ridley, in St. James's Street, 1774. . First edition in English, lacking half-title, small 8vo; contemporary half calf, spine gilt, a handsome volume.
An early English translation of the Gulistan (Rose Garden) by the renowned sufi poet Sa'di of Shiraz, often considered one of the singular most important works of prose in the Persian language.
An early English translation of the Gulistan (Rose Garden) by the renowned sufi poet Sa'di of Shiraz, often considered one of the singular most important works of prose in the Persian language.
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- Shapero Rare Books (GB)
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- 106890
- Title
- Select Fabels from the Gulistan, or The bed of roses,
- Author
- SA'DI [SAADI], of Shiraz. SULIVAN, Stephen (translator)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- London, Printed for J. Ridley, in St. James's Street, 1774.
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