THE KASIDAH of Haji Abud El-Yezdi by El-Yezdi, Haji Abdu - 1925: Translated and annotated by his friend and pupil Sir Richard Burton

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.

Thomas B. Mosher Sixth Edition. Limited to 925 copies on Van Gelder paper. Covers soiled and worn.Internally clean and quite bright. . Stiff Covers. Good/No Jacket.

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.