Muslim Saints and Mystics; Episodes from the Tadhkirat al-Auliya ( Memorial of the Saints ); UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: Persian Heritage Series
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x + 288pp. Bright blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, bibliography. The first edition of this abridged translation of Tadhkirat al-Auliya, a major work of Islamic mysticism in which thirteenth century poet and mystic Farid al-Din Attar recounts the lives and times of the great saints and mystics of Islam. The translator, Arthur John Arberry (1905 – 1969) was a highly respected scholar of Arabic, Persian, and Islamic studies whose latter years were spent as a Professor and Fellow at Cambridge University. Arberry's translations are still esteemed, and his work on Rumi was largely responsible for his introduction to the West. Just a hint of shelfwear, light bruising to spine ends, else a tight, bright and unmarked VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket (Dust jacket spine a little darkened, light chafing and chipping to the edges. Pencil notes to rear turn-over. Price clipped. Now in protective mylar cover.). Item #68757
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