Muhsin Mahdi Editor (16 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. A used book with light to moderate shelf wear and imperfections. Photos and additional details upon request. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Trade paperback binding. Good. Light to moderate shelf wear to covers/corners; satisfaction guaranteed. Small tear on back cover. Earthlight Books is a family owned and operated, independent bookstore serving Walla Walla, Washington since 1973.

paperback. Condition: As New. Book is in fine condition. Two dogeared pages, otherwise excellent. Spine is strong and inside pages are clean.

Condition: Fine. A fine paperback copy with no spine creases or remainder marks. A very nice clean copy.

Soft cover. Condition: New. New condition color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes Dedication; Introduction consisting of: The World of The Arabian Nights; Dissemination and Manuscripts; The Printed Editions; The Mahdi Edition; Past Translations; The Present Translation consisting of The Guiding Principles, The Prose, The Verse; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; A Note on the Transliteration; Map: The World of the Nights; Foreword; Prologue: The Story of King Shahrayar and Shahrazad, His Vizier's Daughter; and Translator's Postscript. 14th Printing. "The resourceful Shahrazad .has never been more entertaining than in this fresh and vigorous version of this immortal book." - Doris Lessing, The Independent. "Indispensable .Not a new version of an old favorite, but a work we've never known." - Geoffrey O'Brien, Voice Literary Supplement. "A fine new translation . Bawdy, colloquial and wondrously inventive, the tales have influenced such disparate writers as John Barth, D.M. Thomas, Jorge Luis Borges, and Martin Amis, all of whom have embraced Shahrazad as the ultimate symbol of the storyteller's art." - Michiko Kakutani, New York Times. "Easily the clearest, most fluent and readable translation." - A.S. Byatt, Sunday Times (London). "A distinguished new translation." - Edward Said, The Nation. " "Shahrazad turned to King Shahrayar and said, 'May I have your permission to tell a story?' He replied, 'Yes,' and Shahrazad was very happy and said, 'Listen' ." The stories of The Arabian Nights (and stories within stories, and stories within stories within stories) are famously told in the voice of Shahrazad, under threat of death should the king lose interest in her tale. Collected over centuries from India, Persia, and Arabia, and ranging from adventure fantasies, vivacious erotica, and animal fables to pointed Sufi tales, these stories provided the daily entertainment of the medieval Islamic world at the height of its glory. No one knows exactly when a given story originated, and many circulated orally for centuries before being written down; but in the process of telling and retelling, they were modified to reflect the general life and customs of the Arab society that adapted them -- a distinctive synthesis that marks the cultural and artistic history of Islam. This translation is of the complete text of the Mahdi edition, the definitive Arabic edition of a fourteenth-century Syrian manuscript, which is the oldest surviving version of the tales and considered to be the most authentic." - from the inner front French-style soft cover flap.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 320 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket with loss. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Owner's name on front end page, else unmarked. xii, 532 p., 24 cm. "For students of political philosophy, the history of religion, and medieval civilizations, this book unlocks the door to a rich storehouse of medieval through drawn from Latin, Hebrew, and Arabic sources." - Free Press.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reissue edition. 460 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 320 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. This is a damaged book. May be ex-library, water-damaged, or spine creased/broken. Acceptable, Reading copy only, with writing/markings and heavy wear. Standard-sized.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: Fine. First edition thus in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains [xxx], 428 pp with map. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. SAUDI ARABIA (Arabian).

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.