The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi
by Burton, Richard F.; wood engravings by Wilfred Jones
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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South Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in batik-decorated boards with blue cloth strip at spine. No dust jacket. One of 2040 numbered copies printed by the Pynson Printers after a design by Elmer Adler. This copy numbered 922. Heavy wear at corner tips and some darkening of right-hand side of front board. Interior pages are clean and supple; binding is solid. Title on spine is within a bright gilt medallion. Twelve intact wood engravings by Wilfred Jones. A nice copy. 8vo. 135 pp.
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- Bookseller
- Warwick Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96543
- Title
- The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi
- Author
- Burton, Richard F.; wood engravings by Wilfred Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- Orientalism; narrative poems
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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About the Seller
Warwick Books
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South Pasadena, California
About Warwick Books
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