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The book of Sindibād, or, The story of the king, his son, the damsel, and seven vazīrs : from the Persian and Arabic / with introduction, notes, and appendix, by W.A. Clouston.
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Book of Sindbad.
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Book of Sindbad.
- Physical Description:
- lvi, 385 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Manufacture:
- Glasgow : James Cameron.
- Other Title:
- Book of Sindibād
- Story of the king, his son, the damsel, and seven vazīrs
- Sindibād Nāma.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Privately printed, 1884.
- Contents:
- An introductory account of the structure of the Book of Sindibād, and the probable sources of the several Eastern versions; to which is prefixed a Comparative table of the tales in this group.
- An epitome, by Forbes Falconer, of a Persian text, entitled Sindibād Nāma.
- An Arabian version of the Seven Vazīrs, tr. by Jonathan Scott.
- An appendix, which contains variants of the tales in both these texts.
- Index.
- Notes:
- "Edition: 300 copies."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- OCLC:
- 5849405
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