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The Persian Gulf An Historical Sketch from the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
Arnold T. Wilson; L.S. Amery
1928
The Clarendon Press : Oxford
9.5" by 6.5"
xvi, 327pp.
SUMMARY
The first edition of this illustrated historical sketch of the Persian Gulf by Arnold T. Wilson, with the original folding map to the rear pocket.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Folding Maps,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition.
Illustrated with a full colour frontispiece and nineteen monochrome plates. Large folding map of the Gulf to the rear pocket to the rear board. Collated complete.
This work was written by British soldier, politician and writer Arnold Talbot Wilson. This work provides a sketch of the Persian gulf, including its earliest histories and primitive man, to the middle ages and the eighteenth century all the way to the time of publishing.
In the publisher's original cloth.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth. Externally sound with bumping to the extremities, rubbing to the fore edges of the boards, marks to the boards, slight loss to the cloth to the head and tail of the spine, and rear joint weak with boards held on by cords and spine lifting. Bookplates belonging to a 'F. Diba' and 'Ho. P. Gibson' to the front pastedown and initials in ink to the front free endpaper. rear hinge weak. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned and clean pages.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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