Search Results: ayesha the maid of kars by by morier james

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Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1834. First US edition. Very good. Hardcover. 2 volumes. Tall 8vo. Bound in original boards: drab cloth spines, paper over boards, remnants of printed lettering labels. Expected wear at edges, some soiling, else a very good set. The first American edition of the third of Morier's highly readable novels set in Persia. Rare, and more so in original boards. In a custom clamshell case. For the English edition, see Sadlier, 1796; Wolff 4927.

London: Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street (successor to Henry Colburn), 1834. First edition, 3 volumes, 12mo, pp. vii, [1], 317, [1]; [2], 330; [2], 335, [1]; original brown paper-covered boards, printed paper labels on spines; upper joint of volume II cracked, light to moderate foxing throughout; all else approaching near fine. Sadleir 1796; Wolff 4927.

Londini: Richard Bentley, 1834. SCARCE. Morier's third novel set in Persia, the best known of the three being "Hajji Baba from Ispahan". Three volumes bound in contemporary quarter red calf over marbled boards, with the armorial bookplates of the Mostyn family at Pengwern. Very Good, boards rubbed at edges, marbled covers rubbed, toning at end pages only, interiors clean and bright. A well-bound set in contemporary binding with a distinguished provenance. vii, 317, 330, 335 pp. . First Edition. Quarter Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.