S. W. Persia: Letters and Diary of a Young Political Officer 1907-1914
by Wilson, Sir Arnold
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Readers Union Limited by arrangement with Oxford University Press, London, 1942. Book Club Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Introduction by author. Tan coloured cloth covered boards with, faded, black and red coloured insert to the back strip and self embossed titles to same. Red coloured tint to the top text block edge. The title basically says it all, the author was stationed in south-west Persia between the years 1907 to the beginning of World War I, 1914. And, as he says in his introduction, page V, " ... It was the centre span of a period of great diplomatic activity which reached a peak, first with the signature of the Anglo-French Agreements of 1904, again with the conclusion of the Anglo-Russian Convention in 1907, and finally in 1914 with the outbreak of war." Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with a little rubbing of the book corners. Sunning to the back strip with age toning and faint foxing to the text block edges. Foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book and light browning of the text block edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], V - IX, [1] 305 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Persia; 1900-1920; Politics & Government. Inventory No: 0290099. .
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- Seller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0290099
- Title
- S. W. Persia: Letters and Diary of a Young Political Officer 1907-1914
- Author
- Wilson, Sir Arnold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Readers Union Limited by arrangement with Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Sir Arnold Wilson, letters, diary – 1907-1914, politics, Persia, diplomacy, British, Anglo-French Agreements – 1904, Anglo-Russian Convention – 1907 Biography & Autobiography; Persia; 1900-1920; Politics &
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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