Jahn Karl Editor (4 results)

1st edition. 8vo. cxix + Fo406 verso-Fo328 verso + Fo2081 verso-Fo recto. Paperback in browned original green wrapps. lettered in black, upper wrapp. marked, slightly rubbed to edges. US$15.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First English Language Edition. Touted as "the first successful attempt of its kind to present the literature of an oriental people in the spirit of present-day literary research,'' this is a comprehensive guide to the historical evolution of literature in Iran, designed for orientalists, literati, humanities scholars, & the layperson. In 928 pages with Index, colorful glossy frontispiece, fold-out map securely attached in rear. First published in Prague in 1956 in a translation from the German, this is the First English-language Edition from 1968, with revisions to every section & new material. Hardcover has navy blue cloth-covered boards with a gilt symbol to front, bright gilt design & lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: extremely clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with mild tanning but completely unmarked save for the endpapers, which show offsetting. Just a hint of rubbing to extremities & mild corner bumping, The unclipped DJ is VG, with a few short unclosed tears & mild rubbing; nicely protected by previous owner in clear mylar cover, which is taped to the DJ on verso. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: book is too heavy for expedited domestic or any international shipping without preapproval of extra postage.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 272 pages. 9.61x6.93x0.94 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 271 pp., bibliography, index. In English with facsimile of original Arabic. ex-library, rebound as hardcover, label on spine, stamps on outside edges, bookplate inside front cover, stamp on copyright page, label on last blank page, card pocket & label inside back cover, text unmarked, good binding 0.0. …