Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia ... with notes on Russia, Koords, Toorkomans, Nestorians, Khiva, and Persia
by Sheil, Lady Mary Leonora
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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CHESTER, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1856. First edition. 8vo, 402 pp., frontispiece and six plates. Original green cloth, gilt, Edmonds and Remnants binder's ticket, Brown endpapers, no publisher's catalogue. Extremities rubbed; very good. Considered the first travel book on Iran by a woman.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32888
- Title
- Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia ... with notes on Russia, Koords, Toorkomans, Nestorians, Khiva, and Persia
- Author
- Sheil, Lady Mary Leonora
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- Persian culture, WOMEN TRAVELERS, , PERSIA / IRAN,
- Bookseller catalogs
- VOYAGES AND TRAVEL;
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About the Seller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
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CHESTER, Connecticut
About Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
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