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Published by David McKay, Philadelphia, 1931
Seller: Steven Edwards, Coalmont, TN, U.S.A.
Hard cover. Pogány, Willy (illustrator). xv, [1], 129 p. front., plates. 26 cm. Illustrated by Willy Pogany, . Decorative cover with tipped in Pogany picture. Minor foxing on edge of plates. Very good. No dust jacket as issued.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Willy Pogany (illustrator). Very good in full maroon cloth with gilt titles. Illustrated by Willy Pogany. Firmly bound. No name, bookplate or other markings.
Published by Bell, Drexel Hill, 1931
Seller: Any Amount of Books, London, United Kingdom
4to. pp xv, 129, [11] leaves of plates. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, lettered gilt on spine and on front cover. The true author of the poem is widely considered to be Sir Richard Francis Burton. About fine in slightly used, but sound very good printed box (with a gilt label on the front cover).
Published by David McKay, 1931
Seller: Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.
Hard cover. Bound in red, gilt-blocked cloth. Very good. No dust jacket. Some.
Hardcover. First Edition Thus. Book condition is Very Good in boards. Faint stain at rear panel, some minor rubbing to exterior. Text is clean and unmarked, illustrated. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall.
Published by David McKay Company, Philadelphia, 1931
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Will Pogany (illustrator). 129pp. Small quarto [26 cm] Red cloth covered boards with decorative gilt stamped titles and designs on the spine and front cover. The top edge of the text block has the publisher's red stain. With the original black and white box with silver and black printed paper title labels. The book is in very good condition. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. There is a contemporary gift inscription on the front free endsheet, and there is a bookseller's small label on the rear pastedown. The box is in very good condition. The paper has been rubbed away in numerous areas, and the underlying boards are exposed. There are a couple of 3/4" splits in the corner edges of the box. Illustrated by Willy Pogany. From the introduction- "Burton's 'Kasidah' is the only poetical work of its kind in the English language. It is not a creative translation like the 'Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam' by Fitzgerald, but a direct creation.".
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Willy Pogany (illustrator). A beautiful edition of Sir Richard Francis Burton's English-language poem. In original cloth binding and kept in original hardcover case with glassine wrap. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. The title page attributes the text to Haji Absu El-Yedzi, and notes Burton as the translator. Haji Absu El-Yedzi was a pseudonym that Burton used. Therefore this is actually a pseudotranslation, as Burton claimed there was an original Farsi text which never existed. First thus. Illustrated by the prolific Hungarian illustrator, William Andrew Pogany. Pogany is best known for his pen and ink drawings of myths and fables. A large portion of his work is described as Art Nouveau. With an introduction by the first successful Indian man of letters, Dhan Gopal Mukerji. The poem adapts style, techniques and ideas of classical Sufi masters and Burton creates a spiritual autobiography in The Kasidah. It is thought Burton hoped to bring Sufist ideas to the West. He explores the limitations of Man's undeveloped reason, egoism and self-made religions and sought a fulfilment of individual human destiny. Sir Richard Francis Burton was a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer and diplomat, aside from many other interests. He was famed for his explorations to Asia, Africa and the Americas as well as his knowledge of languages and cultures. He composed The Kasidah on his return journey from Mecca. In original cloth binding with an image pasted to the front board and held in original box, with rare glassine wrap. Externally, lovely. Box is generally smart with rubbing to extremities and cracks were the sides join. Lifting to the bottom edge of the lid. Small amount of wear to the original glassine wrap at the joints. Internally, book is firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. VERY GOOD box Fine. book.
Published by David McKay Company, Philadelphia, 1931
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Willy Pogany (illustrator). Richard Burton's famous pseudo-translated poem on Sufi philosophy, signed and inscribed by the illustrator, Willy Pogany. A new edition. In the publisher's full cloth binding with gilt detail. Inscribed by the illustrator to the half title page, reading, 'To Pauline and Paul, with best wishes, Willy Pogany, Christmas 1945'. With a frontispiece, and twelve full-page plates by Willy Pogany. Pogany was a renowned Hungarian illustrator, best known for his artwork of myths and fables, and for his distinct Art Nouveau style. A pseudo-translated poem by Richard Francis Burton, under the pseudonym of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi. 'The Kasidah' is a long poem, exploring Sufi philosophy, a branch of mystic thought found in Islam. Richard Francis Burton was a British explorer, writer and orientalist scholar. He is best known for his documented journey to Mecca, disguised as a Muslim during a time when non-Muslims were strictly forbidden. With an introduction by Dhan Gopal Mukerji, the first successful Indian man of letters. In the publisher's full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the edges. Some fading to the spine and front board. Light discoloration marks to the boards. The odd spot to the paste-downs and free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age-toned but otherwise very bright and clean. Illustrator's ink inscription to the half title page. Near Fine. signed by author. book.