Search Results: the kasidah of haji abdu el yezdi by haji abdu el yezdi

Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1898. 99pp., stiff white wrappers. Small private bookplate on verso of front cover. Light wear and soiling. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Edition, 1 of 925 Copies.. Paperback. Good.

Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1911. 8th edition. Very good. Translated and annotated by his Friend and Pupil, F.B. One of 925 copies of this edition. Stiff paper covers with yapped fore-edges, approx. 3 3/4" wide by 7 1/8" tall. xv [1] 123 [1] pages. Frontispiece portrait of Burton. Includes a bibliography. Light spots on rear cover. Sufi thought, Sufism. Studio

Thomas B. Mosher. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Spine is cracked. Writing inside. Owner's name on front endpage.

Chicago: Reilly & Lee Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. No edition noted. Hardcover. Blue paper boards with silver decorations, black cloth spine with silver lettering front and spine, blue endpapers, each page with blue decorative borders top and bottom.; 4 x 6.5"; 128 pp; Boards sunned, 1934 gift inscription on FFEP. .

The Citadel Press, 1965-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. [The Spiritual Message of Nabbiana] From the library of noted scholar Walter E. Stephens. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Edge rubbed. Contemporary signature of Stephens on verso.

Green fabric cover shows substantial wear, with two corners showing the boards and wear at the head and tail of the spine. The fabric is also splitting along the lower rear edge of the spine (see photo #4). The front cover has gilt print and an embossed profile of Sir Richard. The print on the spine has lost all the gilt. The deckle-edged pages are clean, tight and unmarked, and the endpapers are intact. Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî is a pseudonym for Sir Richard Francis Burton, the true author. His poem runs 60 pages and his accompanying notes run almost 70 more. The poem and notes were originally published in 1880. This is a rather rare volume.

Thomas B Mosher, 1923. Book Description: Portland, Maine: Annotated on the copyright page as the "Twelfth Edition", 1/925 copies printed on Van Gelder paper, bound in faded grey and white paper covered boards, all edges untrimmed, with extensive Notes and Bibliography at end. Noted "Old World Series" Translated and annotated by his friend and pupil, F.B.(Richard F Burton,whose portrait is frontispiece) Some wear to cover edges and slight stain and fading of covers, internally as new.. Paper Covered Board. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Philadelphia: David McKay Co., 1931. (1931), 129pp, illus., black cloth w/ silver framing to front cover surrounding pastedown, silver lettering to spine, trans. by Sir Richard Burton, slight soiling & shelfwear to cover, frontis is beginning to loosen, no dj, contents clean.. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket. Illus. by Willy Pogany.

London: Octagon Press, 1974. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Bound in black cloth boards, 128 pp, 19 cm tall, 12mo. This poem is an expression of Sufi thought and was first published in 1880. While Burton claims to be the translator of the poem, some think that he is the true author.

Thomas B. Mosher. Used - Good. Good condition. 2nd edition. Spine darkened, crown chipped. Yapped covers edgeworn. Owner's name on flyleaf. (poetry, Sufism, pseudotranslation)

New York: Brentano's, 1926. Second impression. Very Good. From Wikipedia: The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî is a long English language poem written by "Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî", a pseudonym of the true author, Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), a well-known British Arabist and explorer In a note to the reader, Burton claims to be the translator of the poem, to which he gives the English title "Lay of the Higher Law" It is thus a pseudotranslation, pretending to have had an original Persian text, which never existed The Kasidah is essentially a distillation of Sufi thought in the poetic idiom of that mystical tradition; Burton had hoped to bring Sufist ideas to the West This American edition is in black cloth with gilt titles on the spine (in English) and the front cover (in Arabic) The spine ends and corners are very slightly bumped, and there is slight foxing on the page edges, but no other marks or damage The signature of the once popular silent-era actor Francis X… Read More

A new (1974) edition of Burton's 1880 edition Octagon Press, London, 1974. Hbk 178pp first thus dj slightly worn now in a custom acetate sleeve very good clean tight text

The Book Club of California, 1919. Hard cover. Good/No jacket. Copy 349 of 500 such produced. Corners rubbed, some chipping on leather spine. Clean and unmarked inside. Pages uncut.

Portland, Maine: Thomas Mosher. 1922. Twelfth Edition. Softcover. Good in wrappers. Edge wear and toning. Soiling to front and rear panels. Spine creased. Of an edition of 925 copies. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

The Book Club of California, 1919. #239 of 500 copies. Foxing internally. Good condition.

Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1906. Paperback. Good. 5th edition, limited to 925 copies on Van Gelder Paper. Bound in stiff 'vellum' wraps with beveled front edge. Uncut. Good+. No former owner marks.

Philadelphia:: David McKay,, [1931].. First trade edition.. publisher's black cloth stamped in silver with applied illustration on front panel. . Bookplate; slight tanning/use to the fore-edge of one plate which has been re-inserted; light use to spine extremities and rubbing to the applied illustration; tight and sound.. 4to,. Illustrated by Willy Pogany..

Robert M. Mcbride, 1921. Hard Cover -- Very Good -- Other than spoy of discoloration to cover, book is clean and tight with lightest wear --- Dark green embossed cloth over boards with gilt lettering, no dust jacket if issued -- First Edition as no prior printing noted -- . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Brentano's. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Front joint and hinges cracked. (Sufism, Persian Poetry)

Robert M. McBride NY, 1929. HBDJ, Small Corner chip right front DJ takes out City of Publ, October, 1929, 5th Printing STATED, NF+/GOOD-, AS-IS, DJ small scuff, chips Tears edges Extremities YET Titles & Illustrtion Front Primarily INTACT, DJ spine Ends Scuff small chips but Title & publ. Intact, Back DJ light small Stains, SMALL Dark Green embossed cloth with Inset picture Author & Titled in Gold Gilt on Front & Spine Cvr, ANNOTATED, 135 pgs,with Notes at End, 24mo, Size: 4 12 x 5 12 inches (approximately. Hard Cover.