Holmes (William Richard) Sketches on the Shores of the...
Holmes (William Richard) Sketches on the Shores of the Caspian, FIRST EDITION, 4 tinted lithographed plates, tissue guard, 4 text illustrations, a little spotting, contemporary inscription, original blind stamped brown cloth, yellow endpapers, corners bumped, stained, spine head rubbed, [Wilson, p.98; not in Abbey or Ghani], 8vo, Richard Bentley, 1845. *** One of the most important travel accounts on Persia, following Jonas Hanway's work. The author spent six months touring Persia as part of an excursion headed by his cousin, James Brant, the English consul at Erzeroom.
Estimated at £600 - £800
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Holmes (William Richard) Sketches on the Shores of the Caspian, FIRST EDITION, 4 tinted lithographed plates, tissue guard, 4 text illustrations, a little spotting, contemporary inscription, original blind stamped brown cloth, yellow endpapers, corners bumped, stained, spine head rubbed, [Wilson, p.98; not in Abbey or Ghani], 8vo, Richard Bentley, 1845. *** One of the most important travel accounts on Persia, following Jonas Hanway's work. The author spent six months touring Persia as part of an excursion headed by his cousin, James Brant, the English consul at Erzeroom.
Estimated at £600 - £800
