The Gulistân or Rose Garden of Sa’di. Faithfully Translated into English [by Burton and Arbuthnot].

Name: The Gulistân or Rose Garden of Sa’di. Faithfully Translated into English [by Burton and Arbuthnot].
Author: [Burton, Richard Francis & F. F. Arbuthnot.]

Book Description

First edition, first issue. 8vo. pp. x, 282; rough-trimmed; pencilled ownership inscription to flyleaf, else very good in original vellum, gilt, slightly rubbed and marked, but in fact a better than average copy.

Dealer Notes

Penzer p. 177. Burton and Arbuthnot (who was one of Burton's close friends) collaborated on many literary projects and founded the Kama Shastra Society, under the auspices of which many erotic titles - as well as the Arabian Nights - were published. This was necessary due to the prevailing sentiment in Victorian England against anything that was overly sexual.

Author [Burton, Richard Francis & F. F. Arbuthnot.]

Date 1888.

Binding Original vellum, gilt

Publisher Benares: Printed by the Kama Shastra Society for Private Subscribers only.

Condition See description

Pages x, 282

Price: £375.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

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