[Rarebooks] FS: Important English trans. of Persian poet Hafiz. London: 1787

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Hafiz. SELECT ODES, FROM THE PERSIAN POET HAFEZ, Translated Into English Verse; with Notes Critical, and Explanatory: by John Nott. London: Printed for T. Cadell... 1787. New (the second) English language edition. Lg. 4to. (4),xvi,xii,(8),131,(1)pp. Including (8)pp. of subscriber's names. Parallel text in Persian script with Roman letter alliteration, and the English translation. 19th c. 1/2 brown morocco, gilt & blind tooled spine, over pebbled boards. A presentation copy, boldly inscribed on the half-title, "From the Author." Ownership signature on title and on a blank preliminary.    $1,500.00 (trade discount allowed)
The first English translation of THE ODES of Hafiz was by John Richardson in 1774, but it is only a selection of THE ODES, a quarto of 68pp. Our second translation by John Nott, a large quarto of 132pp., is a more complete translation, with an essay on Hafiz. The half-title reads, "Ketab Lalahazar, az Divani Hafez."

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