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The Adventures of Hajji Baba, of Ispahan, in England
de James Morier
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 539.55EUR 485.60
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Sobre este artículo
London: John Murray, 1828 . First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. The two volume first edition of James Justinian Morier's sequel to the 1924 novel 'The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan'. The first edition of this work, with two volumes bound together. With a title page to each volume, and individual pagination.The sequel to the author's 1824 novel 'The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan', this work presents a satire of Western Civilisation.Morier was a former British envoy who lived in Qajar Iran in 18081809 and 18101814, using these experiences to inspire his work.With an armorial bookplate to the front pastedown, and the bookplate of Josceline Grove to the front free endpaper.Along with the previous work, this novel inspired the 1954 film 'The Adventures of Hajji Baba'. In a half calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Fading to back strip, with minor losses of leather to spine label perimeters. Bookplates to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Handling marks to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd spot. Light spotting to volume I title page. Very Good Indeed
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 897F14
- Título
- The Adventures of Hajji Baba, of Ispahan, in England
- Autor
- James Morier
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- John Murray
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1828
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan in England James Justinian Morier Qajar dynasty The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan in England josceline grove
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
