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John Randall (Books of Asia)
Antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books on the Islamic World, Central Asia & Tibet, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, China & Japan. Reference books on Asian and Oriental art
Superb facsimilies of Avesta and Pahlavi Manuscripts
Christensen, Arthur (Editor). Codices Avestici et Pahlavici Bibliothecae Universitatis Hafniensis. Published in facsimile by The University Library of Copenhagen. 1931-44 Copenhagen Twelve volumes folio, with 2745 plates reproducing the manuscripts, 130 pages of explanation, and a portrait of Westergaard. A very good set bound in publishers half morocco. Presentation inscriptions from publisher on volumes 5-12.
£7,500
I: The Pahlavi Codices K20 & K20b containing Ardagh Viraz-Namagh, Bundahishn etc.
II: The Pahlavi Codex K26, containing Ardhagh Viraz Namagh and Madhighan e Yavisht e Fryan.
III: The Pahlavi Codex K35, first part, containing the Pahlavi Rivayat I, Dadhastan e Denigh and the Pahlavi Rivayat II.
IV: The Pahlavi Codex K35, second part, containing the Epistles of Manushchihr and the Selections of Zadh-Sparam.
V: The Pahlavi Codex K43, first part, containing a fragment of the great Bundahishn, the Dadhastan i Menoghekhradh, some parts of the Denkard, and the Vahman Yasht.
VI: The Pahlavi Codex K43, second part, containing some parts of the Denkard and two small fragments of a Pahlavi treatise and of an Avesta text.
VII: The Avesta Codex K5 containing the Yasna with its Pahlavi translation and commentary. First part.
VIII: The Avesta Codex K5 containing the Yasna with its Pahlavi translation and commentary. Second part.
IX: The Avesta Codex K5 containing the Yasna with its Pahlavi translation and commentary. Third part.
X: The Avesta Codices K3a, K3b and K1, containing portions of the Vendidad with its Pahlavi translation and commentary. First part.
XI: The Avesta Codices K3a, K3b and K1, containing portions of the Vendidad with its Pahlavi translation and commentary. Second part.
XII: Selections from Codices K7 and K25 (Vispered and Frahang i Pahlavik) and tracings of the Avesta Codex K1.
Superb reproductions of some of the earliest and most valuable Avesta and Pahlavi manuscripts still extant, now preserved in The University Library at Copenhagen. These manuscripts were collected by Rasmus Rask in India during his journey in 1816-23, and by N.L. Westergaard, Professor of Indian Philology at the University of Copenhagen, in India and Persia, 1841-44.