Stevens, the History of Persia, 1715
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Author: Stevens, Captain John
Title: The History of Persia. Containing, the Lives and Memorable Actions of its Kings from the First Erecting of That Monarchy to This Time; an Exact Description of all its Dominions; a Curious Account of India, China, Tartary, Kermon, Arabia, Nixabur...
Place Published: London
Publisher:Jonas Brown
Date Published: 1715
Description:
Author: Stevens, Captain John
Title: The History of Persia. Containing, the Lives and Memorable Actions of its Kings from the First Erecting of That Monarchy to This Time; an Exact Description of all its Dominions; a Curious Account of India, China, Tartary, Kermon, Arabia, Nixabur...
Place Published: London
Publisher:Jonas Brown
Date Published: 1715
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[16], 271, 274-306, 305-416 pp. Engraved frontispiece. (8vo) 20x12 cm (8x5") period calf, morocco spine label.
First published in 1610, and itself compiled from the histories of Mir Khwand and Turan Shah. Despite the number of pagination errors but the text and register is continuous.
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Wear, soiling, and rubbing to binding, vertical strip of discoloration on front and back boards, perhaps due to repair work, tape at head of spine covering most of spine label, remnants of tape at foot of spine, joints and hinges cracked; boards loose but holding, offsetting to endpapers, frontispiece partially detached, a few pencil marks to title page; good.
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