The Kasidah Of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi [Hardcover] El-Yezdi, Haji Abdu. Translated And Annotated By Sir Richard F. Burton -

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1924).. (1924).. Good. - Octavo, decorative blue & cream boards backed with navy blue cloth. The boards are bumped with the paper chipped at the corners. The spine is somewhat darkened. 135 pages plus colophon. Illustrated with 12 black-and- white plates, including a frontispiece, from wood engravings by Wilfred Jones. Good. <p>Number 1758 of an edition limited to 2,000 numbered copies printed by Pynson Printers. <p>Haji Abdu is purportedly the Iranian author of this long verse poem setting out a "higher law" derived from various religions of the East and West. However, Richard Burton has long been thought to be the author of the Kasidah rather than its translator and editor.

The Reilly & Lee Co.. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Thomas B. Mosher, 1913. Softcover. Good+/No Jacket. Used Book: Mass Market Paperback Edges of covers are creased, inscription from former owner on third fly page, creasing to spine and edges of covers. A few spots of underlining and notations to text. 1912 or 1913 - MDCCCCXIIJ on title page. Copyright page states "This Ninth Edition on

New York: Brentano's, 1926. 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Kettelwell, John. Translated and Annotated by his Friend and Pupil, Sir Richard Burton. Wear to covers. Ex-libris and previous owners ink stamp, inside front cover. Moisture along top of first and last page, inside rear cover. Text very good.

New York: The Citadel Press, 1965. Translated and annotated by Sir Richard F. Burton. 128 pages. White pages clean, good condition. Endpapers lightly foxed. Green cloth with faded gilt design and title on spine. Green cover (foxed) discolored. Green dust jacket not price clipped. DJ shows wear. Lower cover lightly soiled. Tail of spine has small tears. GOOD+/Good. Hard Cover.

Portland ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1896. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, half leather over marbled boards, 99 pages. "This First Edition on Van Gelder paper consists of 925 copies." Same date on title page and copyright page. Burton first published his famous poem in 1880, having written it twenty-seven years before, and posed as the translator and friend of a ficticious Arab writer. Covers with light edgewear, the top of the spine has a small nick to the leather. Otherwise very good. Record # 412444

Portland, Maine: Thomas Bird Mosher, 1915. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1 of 250 copies. Large blue covers with gilt lettering and white spine, printed on Van Gelder handmade paper. Boards soiled and worn with several stains, previous owner's name on ffep. Overall, a presentable copy of this beautifully produced book..

Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1923. xv, [1], 124pp, [2]. With a portrait frontispiece. Title in red and black. Bound by Belgian binder Jules Karel Van West (1889-1968) in contemporary brown half-morocco, marbled boards, contrasting green morocco lettering pieces, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers. Later inked gift inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf. Original publisher's paper lettering-pieces pasted to stubs at rear. A fine copy. A finely bound American edition, produced by Mosher, of British Arabist and explorer Richard Francis Burton's (1821-1890) long poem, a pseudo- translation containing a distillation of Sufi thought. Composed in 1857, the work was not published until 1880, in a run likely consisting of no more than 200 copies. Though neglected upon release, The Kasidah became quite popular after Burton's death, going through many editions and long remaining in print. . 8vo.