By John G. Wishard
New York   Fleming H. Revell Company
8.5" by 5.5" 349pp.
A smart first edition of this illustrated account of the author's experiences in Persia, with historical commentary.
By John G. Wishard

1908 Twenty Years in Persia: A Narrative of Life Under the Last Three Shahs

New York   Fleming H. Revell Company
8.5" by 5.5" 349pp.
A smart first edition of this illustrated account of the author's experiences in Persia, with historical commentary.
£155.00
: 1kgs / : 889T13

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty images across twenty-three plates, and one folding map. Collated complete. A detailed commentary of twenty years in Persia, with chapters on the Turco-Persian frontier, the Shah's Capital, environs, topography, language, religion, philosophers, commerce and industries, government, the Reform Movement, and much more. Written by John G. Wishard, an American author and travel writer best known for this work.

Condition

In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. The odd mark to the boards. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Small pencil marks to pages 162, 167, and 174. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown.

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