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709 - Arabic Literature
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Estimate €500 - €700
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Arabic Literature Jami, Mevlana Abdurrahman Majnun and Layla. A Persian romance by Jami. 2 vols. Amsterdam, Kunst- und Industriecomptoir, 1808. 208 pp., 191 pp. Small 8°. Contemporary half-leather binding, each volume with two leather labels and a gold-embossed title on the spine, leather corners and marbled covers (somewhat scuffed, rubbed and bumped). First German edition. – Goedeke VII, 586, 32, 3. – From the Princely Starhemberg Family Library at Eferding Castle (each with a stamp on the endpaper and a handwritten call number). - A famous tale by the Persian mystic and poet Jami about the love story of a couple belonging to two rival tribes. Presented here in a translation from the French by Anton Theodor Hartmann. - Dschami is regarded as a leading exponent of Sufi mysticism. He fashioned the story of the loving couple, as it were, into a parable about love for God. - The endpapers and a few other leaves are slightly foxed; otherwise, these are extremely well-preserved and clean copies. Arabic Literature. – 2 vols. Contemporary half-leather binding with two mounted labels and gilt title on the spine, leather corners, and marbled covers (slightly scuffed, rubbed and bumped). - First German edition. - Famous tale by the Persian mystic and poet Dschami about the love story of a couple belonging to two hostile tribes. - The endpapers and only a few more leaves are slightly foxed; otherwise, these are very well-preserved and clean copies. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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