In the Land of the Lion & Sun, or Modern Persia – C. J. Wills (1900s)

S$67.00

In the Land of the Lion & Sun, or Modern Persia – C. J. Wills (1900s)

S$67.00

Title: In the Land of the Lion and Sun, or Modern Persia, being experiences of life in Persia from 1866 to 1881.

Author: Charles J Wills

Publisher: The Grand Colosseum Warehouse Co, no date. Most probably late 1800s or early 1900s.

Condition: Hardcover, no dust jacket. Reading copy. Spine severely sunned, hinges cracked, pages brittle but clean. With 15 black-and-white engraved plates. 446pp. App. 7″ by 4″.

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A detailed account of 15 years in Persia, by an officer of the British Telegraphy Department in Persia. Includes accounts of Ispahan and Shiraz, and Persian character, customs, food, and art. With black-and-white engraved plates.