Armenian Legends and Poems

Boyajian, Zabelle C.;Raffi,Aram

Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd./Columbia University Press, London, UK, 1958

About this Item

### Near Fine book is clean, tight, and unmarked. First Edition thus, 1958 (originally published in 1916). This classic collection of Armenian poems and myths was compiled and illustrated by Zabelle Boyajian and includes a significant section reviewing their historical context by Aram Raffi, and an introduction by a viscount Bryce. The "thus" features of this edition include a new forward and sonnet written by Z. Boyajian in 1958, and special commemoration as an Armenian General Benevolent Union Golden Jubilee Publication. This copy printed in London and bound by the Aldine Press, Letchworth. No dust jacket. Green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Top edge dyed green. Eleven wonderful illustrations in full color on plates. Text block lightly toned. Quarto size c. 8 3/4 by 11 inches. Minor foxing on endpapers and adjacent pages. No marks in or on book. NOT A REMAINDER. Not POD. Not ex library. Not book club. 196 pages. Index. Shipping charges quoted for Priority or International. Bubble wrapped and custom boxed for standard shipping. An extraordinary book of Armenian history, poetry, folktales, and art. Near Fine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Armenian Legends and Poems
• Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd./Columbia University Press, London, UK
• Publication Date: 1958
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Boyajian, Zabelle C.
• Edition: 1st Edition thus
• Condition: Near Fine