Waring (Edward Scott). A Tour to Sheeraz by the Route of Kazroon and Feerozabad..., 1807
Waring (Edward Scott). A Tour to Sheeraz by the Route of Kazroon and Feerozabad; with various Remarks on the Manners, Customs, Laws, Language, and Literature of the Persians. To which is added a History of Persia, from the Death of Kureem Khan to the Subversion of the Zund Dynasty, London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807, engraved frontispiece and one other engraved plate (frontispiece lightly offset to title), letterpress Persian text in places, scattered spotting and some light toning, edges untrimmed, upper pastedown with signature 'W. Danly, 1803' and contemporary bookseller's label 'E. Upham, Bookseller, Fore Street, Exeter', original boards, upper board near-detached, spine worn with loss at head and foot and vertical split to text block, board edges worn, few marks, 4to (Quantity: 1) Ghani p. 387. The first edition of this work was published in Bombay in 1804. This London edition has a greatly expanded section on the language and poetry of Persia and was "an important book in its day as it constitutes one of the first attempts to introduce Persian poetry to the West. Byron's reference to Persia poets, especially Hafez, in his English Bards comes from Waring" (Ghani)
[ translate ]Waring (Edward Scott). A Tour to Sheeraz by the Route of Kazroon and Feerozabad; with various Remarks on the Manners, Customs, Laws, Language, and Literature of the Persians. To which is added a History of Persia, from the Death of Kureem Khan to the Subversion of the Zund Dynasty, London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807, engraved frontispiece and one other engraved plate (frontispiece lightly offset to title), letterpress Persian text in places, scattered spotting and some light toning, edges untrimmed, upper pastedown with signature 'W. Danly, 1803' and contemporary bookseller's label 'E. Upham, Bookseller, Fore Street, Exeter', original boards, upper board near-detached, spine worn with loss at head and foot and vertical split to text block, board edges worn, few marks, 4to (Quantity: 1) Ghani p. 387. The first edition of this work was published in Bombay in 1804. This London edition has a greatly expanded section on the language and poetry of Persia and was "an important book in its day as it constitutes one of the first attempts to introduce Persian poetry to the West. Byron's reference to Persia poets, especially Hafez, in his English Bards comes from Waring" (Ghani)
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