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1932 A Persian Journey
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
The first U.S. edition.
In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.
A detailed travelogue from the author's experiences in Persia, a vivid account of the country as it was at the beginning of the twentieth century.
With chapters on the sights and sounds of Isfahan, opium, locusts, shopping, telegraphs, Persian gardens, the month of Muharram, and much more.
Illustrated with a frontispiece, and forty-seven plates. Collated, complete.
Written and illustrated by Fred Richards. Richards was a student at the Newport School of Art and at the Royal College of Art in London. He was well travelled, illustrating scenes from the countries he went to, including Italy, Belgium, and Persia. His 1930 journey to Persia was his final trip before his death in 1932.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Fading to the head and tail of the spine. Only a few light marks to the cloth. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, with small chips, mostly to the head and tail of the spine. Spine and extremities are age-toned. Light handling marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Near Fine
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