Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans, from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century, Literally Translated from the Original Pus'hto, with Notices of the Different Authors, and Remarks on the Mystic Doctrine and Poetry of the Sufis

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Lot #167Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans, from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century, Literally Translated from the Original Pus'hto, with Notices of the Different Authors, and Remarks on the Mystic Doctrine and Poetry of the Sufis

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(Sufism)

Title:

Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans, from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century, Literally Translated from the Original Pus'hto, with Notices of the Different Authors, and Remarks on the Mystic Doctrine and Poetry of the Sufis

Author:

Raverty, Major H.G., editor

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Williams and Norgate

Date Published:

1862

Description:

xxxii, 348 + [4] ad pp. Translated by H. G Raverty. (8vo), original blindstamped decorative cloth, gilt spine.

Scarce anthology of Sufi poetry, this copy with the decorative bookplate of Msgr. Vincent Lloyd-Russell, one-time head of the San Juan Capistrano mission.

Condition:

Wear and rubbing to binding, sunning to spine and edges; hinges cracked, interior sound with some toning; good or better.

Item#:

297535

Headline:

Sufi poetry from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century
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