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Quarto, 9.25 x 10.75 inches (235 x 275 mm), quarter leather over cloth boards, expertly rebacked; xxvi, [1], 623, 148 pages; large folding map, 25.5 x 17.5 inches (648 x 445 mm); ex-library Sion College, London, with their stamp and their crest gilt-stamped on front board. Map heavily foxed, with offsetting to facing pages and small closed tear at upper right; otherwise very good condition with ample margins and clean and bright text.An early detailed account. "James Baillie Fraser left his native Scotland for India in 1813. After a short and unsuccessful stint working in a trading business in Calcutta, in 1821 Fraser accompanied Dr. Andrew Jukes of the East India Company on a diplomatic mission to Persia. Jukes died in Isfahan in late 1821, but Fraser continued the journey, visiting Tehran, Mashhad, Tabriz, and other cities before returning to London. This book is Fraser's account of his voyage through Khorasān, a historical region that includes parts of present-day Iran, Turkmenistan, and…
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Narrative of a Journey into Khorasan, in the Years 1821 and 1822, including Some Account of the Countries to the North-East of Persia
by Fraser, James Baillie
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