The Sikandar Nama, e Bara, or Book of Alexander the Great, translated for the first time out of the Persian into prose, with critical and explanatory remarks, with an introductory preface, and with a life of the author, collected from various Persian sources.

NIZAMI; CLARKE, Captain H. Wilberforce (translator).

Published by London W. H. Allen, 1881

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First edition; 8vo, xxxi, 831 pp., mostly unopened, original pebble-grained green cloth decorated in gilt and black, a fine copy. A fine copy of Clarke's translation of the first part of Nizami's history of Alexander the Great containing Alexander's life and accomplishments. Nizami wrote a further part detailing Alexander's philosophy and ideas. Clarke (1840-1905), the grandson of a former chairman of the East India Company, made a career in India before returning to England and making fine translations of Persian classics. Seller Inventory # 109948

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Title: The Sikandar Nama, e Bara, or Book of ...

Publisher: London W. H. Allen

Publication Date: 1881

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition

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