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Fraser, J. Baillie

Travels in Koordistan, Mesopotamia, etc, with Sketches of the Character and Manners of the Koordish and Arab Tribes

1840

850,70 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1840
Lugar de impresión
London. Richard Bentley
Autor
Fraser, J. Baillie
Edición
First edition.
Materia
Travel - Asia Middle East
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

8vo [23 x 14 cm]; 2 volumes in one, viii, [iii]-ix,382; 477 pp, 2 fine engraved plates, as frontis's, each with stain. later half red leather with marbled boards and edges, gilt ruled on spine, gilt title lettering on black spine label, signature on endpaper, title blind-stamp, almost no foxing, sound and solid copy, nice binding. A picture of this book is available upon A detailed work based on the author's extensive travels in the region with description of the Kurds (Koords), their customs, society, tribes, etc. The plates include 'A Party of Koords Exercising' on horseback, and 'Baghdad From the North', showing river, boats, buildings in background. Schwab 202. Ghani 142. The contents pages from both volumes are conveniently bound together at the front of volume I.
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