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'The dynasty of the Kajars translated from the original Persian manuscript presented by His Majesty Faty Aly Shah to Sir Harford Jones Brydges ... to which is prefixed a succinct account of the history of Persia previous to that period illustarted with plates and a map of Western Persia' [‎155] (176/684)

The record is made up of 1 volume (448 pages). It was created in 1833. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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PRELIMINARY MATTER.
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take charge of the Mirza's library, on the conditions
communicated to me : and I hope it will be as
readily believed, that I refused to accept the horse,
except on a condition of my own, which was, that of
paying for him, or taking him away to dispose of
for the owner.
The next day I went to Mirza Husain's house;
and the Mirza took me into a large room in the la
dies' apartments, which seemed as if they had just
left it. The books evidently had been brought from
another room, as they were lying on the nummuds.
I judged there might be about GOO volumes*;—
but such volumes! the rarest, the most beautifully
bound, the most beautifully written and illuminated,
that could possibly be imagined. The binding of
several, as I have before mentioned, was thin plates
of gold, highly enamelled, and sprinkled with small
jewels; and of others, a sort of papier machee, var
nished, gilt, and painted with flowers in those very
brilliant colours in which the Persians excel. To
give the Oriental reader an idea of the rarity and
value of these books, I inform him there was amongst
them Shah Mahmud Gusnavi's own copy of the
" Shah Nameh," in which I observed many marginal
notes of various readings, which might perhaps have
been taken from the mouth of Ferdousi himself.
The Mirza met me with tears running down his
face. " Mirza Bazurg," he said," has told me what
" passed between you and him last night. I return
" you thanks: we have been acquainted for some
" time: the way in which you managed my little
<f money-dealings for me, whilst on my pilgrimage,
* They afterwards turned out to be 755.

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The dynasty of the Kajars translated from the original Persian manuscript presented by His Majesty Faty Aly Shah to Sir Harford Jones Brydges ... to which is prefixed a succinct account of the history of Persia previous to that period illustarted with plates and a map of Western Persia.

Publication Details: Sutherland, London : John Bohn, 1833.

The book is a translation by Harford Jones Brydges of Maʾāsir-i Sulṭānīyah by ʿAbd al-Razzāq ibn Najaf Qulī, contains illustrations and two maps representing 'Part of Azerbaeejan'

Ownership: With stamps of the East India Company Library and India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Library.

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1 volume (448 pages)
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Dimensions: 223 mm x 140 mm.

Pagination: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-cxci); (1-448).

Condition: there are three fold-out.

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English in Latin script
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'The dynasty of the Kajars translated from the original Persian manuscript presented by His Majesty Faty Aly Shah to Sir Harford Jones Brydges ... to which is prefixed a succinct account of the history of Persia previous to that period illustarted with plates and a map of Western Persia' [‎155] (176/684), British Library: Printed Collections, Per.D.1829, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023866628.0x0000b1> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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