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645 - Diez, Heinrich Friedrich von. The Book of Kabus, or the Teachings of the Persian King Kjekjawus to His Son Ghilan Shah. A work for all ages, translated from Turkish, Arabic, and Persian. Includes 1 folded genealogical table. Berlin, Nicolai, 1811. 3 leaves, 867 pp. 20 x 11 cm. Contemporary interim cardboard binding (somewhat stained, spine cracked and with missing sections).
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Diez, Heinrich Friedrich von. The Book of Kabus, or the Teachings of the Persian King Kjekjawus to His Son Ghilan Shah. A work for all ages, translated from Turkish, Arabic, and Persian. Includes 1 folded genealogical table. Berlin, Nicolai, 1811. 3 leaves, 867 pp. 20 x 11 cm. Contemporary interim cardboard binding (somewhat stained, spine cracked and with missing sections). First edition. — Goedeke VII, 240, 3 and 586, 36. - Major work by the Berlin diplomat and Orientalist; Goethe called the ancient Persian "Mirror for Princes" "an excellent, indeed invaluable book" and analyzed it thoroughly for his "Divan." - Modern bookplate; a faint stamp on the flyleaf; a small thin spot on the title page; some foxing at the beginning and end. *
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