ARBERRY (A.J.), MINOVI (M.), ROBINSON (B.W.),... Lot n° 7

The Chester Beatty Library. A Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts and Miniatures. Dublin, Hodges Figgis & Co, 1959-1962. 3 volumes in-folio, XII-87 pp., frontispice en couleurs et 39 planches; XIV-89 pp., frontispice en couleurs et 43 planches; XV-177 pp., frontispice en couleurs et 43 planches, pleine toile éditeur, titre doré, bon exemplaire. Edition originale. Vol. I- MSS. 101-150. Vol. II- MSS. 151-200. Vol. III- MSS. 221-398. (Creswell 987 - 1024). This sumptuously produced catalogue describes and illustrates what is undoubtedly one of the finest collections of Persian manuscripts and miniatures. That a private library formed during a single lifetime should rival university and national collections is remarkable.