Author: DEHKHODA, ALI AKBAR [1879-1956]. (CHIEF EDITOR/COMPILER), MOHAMMAD MO'IN, DJ. SHAHIDY, (COLLABORATORS),
Title: Loghat-naameh-ye/ (Dictionaire encyclopedique).Fondé par Ali Akbar Demkhoda (1979-1956). [First edition].
Description: Teheran, Université/Fac. des Lettres, 1956. In 50 vols. Small folio. [approx. 350x220mm.]. Private calfbacked boards. Gilded spine in compartments. Large gilded human head tooled on front covers with bold gilded arabic script at tail. Vol. 1with extra french language ti.-p., captioned monochrome portraits featuring initiator and members of editorial boaed, captions in Persian (Farsi) script, not transcriped, facsims. after archivalia: Mss. and Hss. in arabic handwiting researched on behalf of general text, some in- and exteriors of university and editorial offices. Each volume approx. 400pp. Footnotes, occasionally in french, german or english, each vol. indexed. Ali Akbar Dehkhoda was a prominent Iranian linguist and author of the most extensive Dictionary of the Persian (Farsi script) language ever published. A massive lexicographic entraprise that took 45 years to complete. A very fine set in a contemp. private binding. Very fine set. MIND SHIPPING FEES.

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