Published by Octagon Press Ltd, London, 1998
ISBN 10: 0863040349 ISBN 13: 9780863040344
Seller: Montana Book Company, Fond du Lac, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good to Very Good. 224 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Good to very good dust jacket. (1) There is a light bump to the top edge of the front board at the head of the spine. (2) The dust jacket for this copy is green (not dark blue as may be shown online). It shows uneven fading. (3) There is a light ding to the top edge of pages 34-38. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
Published by B. Costa - Amic, Mexico, 1947
Seller: Guido Soroka Bookseller, San Antonio de los Altos, MIRAN, Venezuela
Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. El Gulistán O Gulistan, También Conocido En Español Como La Rosaleda O El Jardín De Rosas; Es Uno De Los Dos Principales Libros Del Poeta Persa Sa'di, Considerado Uno De Los Más Grandes Poetas Medievales Persas, Escrito En El 1258.161Pp. Prefacio De La Condesa De Noailles. Versión Castellana De La Edición Francesa Por P. Matalonga. Pequeños Subrayados Y Notas. Numerado, 687/1000. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Bombay, In the Printing House Heydari., 1875
Seller: Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, Ireland
Octavo. 252 pages. Hardcover / Contemporary 19th century half leather with marbled paper-covered boards. It is clear from three consecutive little wholes to the bookblock that this version of the Rose Garden was previously bound as a blockbook and rebound in 19th century boards. First 9 and last 7 pages with a faded stain, possibly from the glue of a former wrapper. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some occasional manuscript notes in pencil in english. The Gulistan (also transliterated as Golestan "The Rose Garden") is a landmark of Persian literature, perhaps its single most influential work of prose. Written in 1258 CE, it is one of two major works of the Persian poet Sa'di, considered one of the greatest medieval Persian poets. It is also one of his most popular books, and has proved deeply influential in the West as well as the East. The Gulistan is a collection of poems and stories, just as a rose-garden is a collection of roses. It is widely quoted as a source of wisdom. The well-known aphorism still frequently repeated in the western world, about being sad because one has no shoes until one meets the man who has no feet "whereupon I thanked Providence for its bounty to myself" is from the Gulistan. The minimalist plots of the Gulistan's stories are expressed with precise language and psychological insight, creating a "poetry of ideas" with the concision of mathematical formulas. The book explores virtually every major issue faced by humankind, with both an optimistic and a subtly satirical tone. There is much advice for rulers, in this way coming within the mirror for princes genre. But as Eastwick comments in his introduction to the work, there is a common saying in Persian, "Each word of Sa'di has seventy-two meanings", and the stories, alongside their entertainment value and practical and moral dimension, frequently focus on the conduct of dervishes and are said to contain sufi teachings. (Wikipedia) Sprache: persian / farsi.
Published by London Printed for J. Ridley in St. James's Street, 1774
First Edition
First edition in English, lacking half-title, small 8vo; contemporary half calf, spine gilt, a handsome volume. An early English translation of the Gulistan (Rose Garden) by the renowned sufi poet Sa'di of Shiraz, often considered one of the singular most important works of prose in the Persian language.