Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

E.G. Browne Memorial Fund Series, Vol. II: The Reigns of Ardashir I & Shapur I Extracted from the Shah-nama of Firdawsi [Turner-Macan's edition, Vol. III, pp. 1365-1420]

London: Cambridge University Press, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Original printed paper covered boards. Previous owner's name (Herbert H. Paper*) on front free endpaper, and dated May 1956. The Shahnama (Book of Kings) is the Persian national epic, and is generally accepted as one of the world's literary classics. Its first draft was completed in the year 999, and the final version, dedicated to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna, just over ten years later. The author was Abu'l-Qasim Hasan, generally known by his professional name, Firdawsi. The pages contained in this book cover the reigns of Ardashir I and Shapur I. Ardashir I, also known as Ardashir the Unifier (180–242 AD) was the founder of the Sasanian Empire. Shapur I, also known as Shapur I the Great, was the second King of the Sasanian Empire. The dates of his reign are commonly given as 240/42 – 270/72 CE, but it is likely that he also reigned as co-regent (together with his father) prior to his father's death in 242 (more probably than 240). Spine and edges of binding sunned. Text in Persian. Binding in overall good-, interior in good+ to very good condition. g+. Item #37227

* Dr. Herbert Harry Paper (1925-2012) was Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and near Eastern Languages, and the Editor of the Hebrew Union College Annual, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati. He received a doctorate from the University of Chicago. Dr. Paper taught at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and joined HUC-JIR as the Dean of Graduate Studies. His specialties were Persian studies, concentrating on the history of the Persian language and on the ancient languages of Iran, and Yiddish literature.

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