THE GULESTAN OF SA'DI Safavid Iran, late 17th century Persian manuscript on paper, 95ff. and 7 fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll., in black ink in kitabat nasta'liq, chapter headings and other markers in red ink, the opening bifolio in a different hand and of later production, possibly 18th century, library stamp of Ahmad bin Fazli, signed Darwish Mohammad Taqi, and inscribed 88, possibily indicating 1088 AH (1677), with marbled end paper, in flapped blind-tooled brown calf binding, 15.5cm x 11cm.