[Rarebooks] FS: "Select Tales from Gulistan, or, The Bed of Roses" by Sa 'di. London: 1774

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Sa 'di. SELECT TALES FROM GULISTAN, OR, THE BED OF ROSES. Translated from the Original Persian of Sadi by Stephen Sulivan. London: J. Ridley. 1774. (2),vi,139,(1)pp. With the half-title. Attractively bound in late 19th century black morocco over marbled boards, gilt spine. Marbled endpapers. A pencil note on the half-title states, "from the library of Leigh Hunt." Some occasional text soiling.    $1,250.00 (trade discount allowed)
The very scarce first English translation of THE GULISTAN, one of the classics of Persian literature.

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