Guide Book on Persia.

£595 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

A very good example of a rare guide to Persia. The country was starting to open up and wanted to attract investment as well as tourists. There is a detailed section on air services and on railways as well as numerous adverts on banking, oil and business investment. First edition. 8vo (17 x 11 cm); xvii, 293 pp, 19 illustrations, 4 maps, adverts and errata page at rear; bound in publisher's pale red paper wrappers, gilt lettered on upper cover, slightly worn, label pasted down on upper cover, spine worn; overall a very good copy.

• Binding: Hardcover

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