James MORIER
The adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan
John Murray|London 1824|10.50 x 17 cm|3 volumes reliés
John Murray, London 1824, In-12 (10.5 x 17 cm), lxxv, 272ppet (4) 403ppet (4) 387pp., 3 bound volumes
First edition, rare, published anonymously.
Bound in half blond calf with slightly posterior corners signed Hatchards (Picadilly). Spine in compartments with decorated panels. Brown shagreen title labels and volume labels. Top edges gilt. Piece missing from the title label of volume I, with the blindtooled title present. Piece missing from the title label of volume II. 5 flattened corners. Rubbing.
The most famous English Orientalist novel. This picaresque work, in which one follows the tribulations of a young Persian in his conquest of fortune, ha
First edition, rare, published anonymously.
Bound in half blond calf with slightly posterior corners signed Hatchards (Picadilly). Spine in compartments with decorated panels. Brown shagreen title labels and volume labels. Top edges gilt. Piece missing from the title label of volume I, with the blindtooled title present. Piece missing from the title label of volume II. 5 flattened corners. Rubbing.
The most famous English Orientalist novel. This picaresque work, in which one follows the tribulations of a young Persian in his conquest of fortune, ha
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