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Persia and the Persian Question
by Curzon, George N
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1892. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 2 volumes. 8vo. xxiv, 639; xii,653pp. Contemporary half green morocco. Spines in four compartments, the lowest taking up half of the spine and tooled in a decorative floral design, which starts in the first compartment. The other two compartments contain the title and author. Spanish wave marbled paper boards and endpapers. Illustrated throughout, and with maps in text as well as a large folding map in a rear pocket of volume one. Light rubbing else a near fine set.
Curzon was commissioned by The Times to write several articles on the Persian political environment, but while there he decided to write a book on the country as whole. This two-volume work covers Persia's history and governmental structure, as well as graphics, maps and pictures (some taken by Curzon himself). Curzon was aided by General Albert Houtum-Schindler and the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), both of which helped him gain access to material to which as a foreigner he would not have been entitled.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20841
- Title
- Persia and the Persian Question
- Author
- Curzon, George N
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Books;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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