The Kasidah of Haji Abdu el-Yezdi. Translated and Annotated by his Friend and Pupil Sir Richard Burton
by Burton, Richard Francis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Drexel Hill, PA: Bell Publishing Company, 1931. 129pp full, maroon cloth gilt titles on spine and front board with maroon coloured top. contains intro by Dhan Gopal Mukerji and extensive notes. beautifully illustrated with b/w plates by Willy Pogany. Glue stain inside front cover from bookplate which has been removed. Note inside front cover - "from former CJCS - Admiral Crowe Estate". Otherwise clean.. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Pogony, William. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005180
- Title
- The Kasidah of Haji Abdu el-Yezdi. Translated and Annotated by his Friend and Pupil Sir Richard Burton
- Author
- Burton, Richard Francis
- Illustrator
- Pogony, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Bell Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Drexel Hill, PA
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- ARABIC LITERATURE POETRY SIR RICHARD BURTON
- Bookseller catalogs
- Middle East; Literature;
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