Letters from The Caucasus and Georgia; to Which are Added, The Account of a Journey into Persia in 1812 and an Abridged History of Persia Since the Time of Nadir Shah
by Freygang, Wilhelm and Frederika:
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Westbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London John Murray, 1823. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. First English edition 1823 8vo. Aquatint frontispiece, 3 engraved plates, 2 lithographed maps (1 folding), appendix, index. The usual offsetting from plates, large paper repair to p.253, Contemporary black half-morocco, red morocco lettering piece to the second compartment, repeating foliate decoration to the rest. Light rubbing to extremities, head of spine joint neatly repaired, lower joints with small split. Good strong bindings. A Very Good original copy. xiv. [2], 414pp and all maps and plates present.
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- finecopy ltd (GB)
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- Title
- Letters from The Caucasus and Georgia; to Which are Added, The Account of a Journey into Persia in 1812 and an Abridged History of Persia Since the Time of Nadir Shah
- Author
- Freygang, Wilhelm and Frederika:
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London John Murray, 1823
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