Sketches of Persia. From the journals of a traveller in the East

by Sir John Malcolm

$1,200 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

First edition

London: John Murray, 1827. two volumes. 8vo. xvi, 278; iv, 281 pp. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary polished calf, boards with gilt-stamped border over a blind-stamped border, rebacked with the original backstrip laid down; an excellent copy. Item #14691 First edition of Malcolm’s travels through Persia. “Malcolm 1769-1833 visited Persia three times on diplomatic missions. He

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