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The Road to Oxiana.
by BYRON, Robert
- Used
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1937. First edition, first impression, in the first issue binding of gilt-lettered royal blue cloth. "An enquiry into the origins of Islamic art presented in the form of one of the most entertaining travel books of modern times" (ODNB). In his introduction to the 1981 re-issue, Bruce Chatwin confessed to considering it "a work of genius" which he had elevated to the status of "sacred text". He stressed that it remained an important book, as in between the "bravura passages" Byron expounds a serious thesis about the significance of Afghan influence on Persian civilization. Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top edge stained blue. With dust jacket. Frontispiece and 15 plates. A couple of small very pale spots to the spine, otherwise an excellent copy in slightly rubbed jacket, mildly chafed and with slightly crumpling and a few trivial splits head and tail of the spine.
Synopsis
Includes index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 94623
- Title
- The Road to Oxiana.
- Author
- BYRON, Robert
- Book condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd,
- Date Published
- 1937
Terms of Sale
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About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- tail
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- octavo
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- First Edition
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- spine
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- gilt
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- jacket
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- Cloth
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