Edmond DUTEMPLE
Les Kadjars - Vie de Nasser-Ed-Din-Chah
Dentu|Paris 1873|15.5 x 24.3 cm|Broché
Rare first edition illustrated with an original frontispiece etching by Raoul Cordier, depicting an authentic portrait of Nasser-ed-Din.
Minor losses and tears to the soiled cover margins, with a larger marginal loss to the rear cover; clean and attractive internal condition.
The only edition of this biography written on the occasion of Nasser-ed-Din Shah Qajar's (1831–1896) second European tour. He ruled Persia from 1848 until his death and was the first Persian monarch to visit the West. The reforms he introduced to the country ultimately led to his assassination by a fanatic.
Inscribed and signed by Edmond Dutemple to Monsieur Brunet, with date.
€450