A History of Persia (2 volumes)
by Lieut. Col. P. M. [Sir Percy Molesworth] Sykes
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Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Good Condition. rebound in pebbled blue cloth covers with leather spines each with four raised bands & faded gilt leather title labels affixed & the author's name & volume numbers blind-stamped lower on the spines. The original front covers with their bright gilt decorative centerpieces (of Cyrus the great on the first volume and of Shah Abbas on the second volume) have been glued to the new front covers. Percy Molesworth Sykes (1867Â1945) was a British soldier, diplomat, and author who wrote several important books about Persia (present-day Iran) and neighboring countries, including Ten Thousand Miles in Persia (1902), The Glory of the Shia World (1910), and this, his two-volume A History of Persia (1915). Sykes was educated at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst and, upon his commission as an officer in the British Army, joined a cavalry regiment in India in 1888. In November 1892, he undertook a secret mission to Samarkand (present-day Uzbekistan) to survey, on behalf of the British authorities, the Trans-Caspian Railway, recently completed by the Russians. He made trips to Persia in 1893 and 1894 for surveying and mapping, and to cultivate local leaders. In late 1894, he was appointed the first British consul for Kerman and Baluchistan, a position he held for the next a decade. After an introduction to the climate and physical features of the country, A History of Persia provides a comprehensive history, from the early civilization of Elam (circa 2700 BC) to the adoption of the first modern constitution in 1906. The work has been described as: "the definitive history of Persia, a work of remarkable perception, readability and scholarship, which has not been surpassed." Size: Octavo (standard book size). 544 & 565 pages. 2-volume set (complete). Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published.. Volume two LACKS folding map & pocket to contain it which were presumably missing when the books were rebound. tissue-guarded b/w. frontis. illustrations to both vols. with numerous further b/w. & some colour drawings with b/w. photo's. & 6 of the 7 fold-out colour maps.. Includes bibliography & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: History; Persia; Travel & Places; Persian Culture; Iran; Indigenous Cultures. Inventory No: 3209. .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3209
- Title
- A History of Persia (2 volumes)
- Author
- Lieut. Col. P. M. [Sir Percy Molesworth] Sykes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Quarter Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co. Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1915
- Keywords
- BZDB227 History/Persia/Iran/Persian Culture/Persian History/Travel/Places/Indigenous Cultures History; Persia; Travel & Places; Persian Culture; Iran; Indigenous Cultures. Unbranded Lieut. Col. P. M. [Sir Percy Molesworth] Sykes A History of Persia
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