The Court of Persia, Viewed in Connection with Scriptural Usages
by Kitto, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Top corner of rear boards gnawed, waterstain at fore-edge of rear half of text, penciled owner name o
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Carlton & Phillips. Good with no dust jacket; Top corner of rear boards gnawed, waterstain at . fore-edge of rear half of text, penciled owner name on front free endpaper.. 1852. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Revised by Daniel P. Kidder. Brown blindstamped cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine. Frontispiece wood engraving of Mohammed Shah, King of Persia. Kitto was a missionary in Persia in the early 19th century and gives this account of Persian history and life and customs among the royal court. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 176 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38611
- Title
- The Court of Persia, Viewed in Connection with Scriptural Usages
- Author
- Kitto, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Top corner of rear boards gnawed, waterstain at fore-edge of rear half of text, penciled owner name o
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Publisher
- Carlton & Phillips
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1852
- Keywords
- PERSIA, IRAN, 19th Century Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- The Middle East;
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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