Shirazi SaadiABAA
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2010228117Tirane: Onufri 2010. Paperback. 291p. stiff wraps with dj text in Albanian very good condition. None found in OCLC as of Aug. 2018. "This book is published on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the birth of the poet Saadi Shirazi and the symposium 'Saadi in the Albanian world'" Saadi of Shiraz was a famous Persian poet and mystic. This book is a Farsi-to-Albanian translation of two of his best known poetic works. Onufri paperback books
1968148794N.p.: Allied Artists 1968. Collection of nine vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 US release of the 1966 film housed in their original brown paper envelope stamped "Battle of Algiers B7" with annotations on envelope in holograph marker. <br/><br/>Italian neorealist director Gillo Pontecorvo's careful documentary style account of the guerrilla war for Algerian independence from France concentrating on the historical titular battle. Its unflinching depiction of both revolutionaries and counterinsurgents remains relevant to this day. <br/><br/>A landmark achievement in world cinema winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1966 it was nominated for three Academy Awards in nonconsecutive years Best Foreign Film in 1967 and Best Director and Best Screenplay in 1969.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Some even fading else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>Criterion Collection 249. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Ebert III. Allied Artists unknown books
182352767London: J. M. Richardson 1823. First edition in English 8vo pp. 4 475 1; recent half tan calf over marbled boards gilt-lettered direct on gilt-paneled spine; fore-edge of first two leaves very slightly chipped; all else near fine and sound. This is the first volume in the proposed series of English translations of select Persian classics "chiefly intended for the use of the students at their colleges." Wikipedia notes that AbÅ«-Muhammad Muslih al-DÄ«n bin AbdallÄÂh ShÄ«rÄÂzÄ« better known by his pen-name Saadi also known as Saadi of Shiraz was a major Persian poet and literary figure of the medieval period. He is recognized for the quality of his writings and for the depth of his social and moral thoughts. Saadi is widely recognized as one of the greatest poets of the classical literary tradition earning him the nickname "Master of Speech" or "The Master" among Persian scholars. The Gulistan containing stories and personal anecdotes was completed in 1258. It is "interspersed with a variety of short poems which contain aphorisms advice and humorous reflections demonstrating Saadi's profound awareness of the absurdity of human existence." <br/><br/> J. M. Richardson hardcover books
186581805Boston:: Ticknor and Fields. Very Good. 1865. Hardcover. B000JK4IS6 . Translated from the Persian by Francis Gladwin. Essay on the life of the author by James Ross. Preface by Ralph Waldo Emerson. First American edition. Small octavo half bound in light brown leather raised bands and gilt lettering and borders on the spine marbled boards marbled edges marbled endpapers. Moderate edge wear to leather portions age darkening along the spine else very good. ; 379 pages . Ticknor and Fields, hardcover books
1865007988Boston: Ticknor & Fields 1865. xviii 2 paginated 21-379. A gorgeous copy of this SCARCE First American Edition in contemporary unsigned binding of full polished calf the back intricately tooled in gilt and with gilt lettering on green morocco label end papers and page edges marbled and Near Fine faint rubs to calf. A notable Ralph Waldo Emerson Preface BAL 5247. First American Edition. Polished Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ticknor & Fields Hardcover books
