CRESSON, C.P. Persia: the awakening East. Philadelphia & London: 1908. 8 (220 x 140mm). Title in red and black. Plates. Original cloth gilt, t.e.g. (somewhat affected by damp). FIRST EDITION.

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CRESSON, C.P. Persia: the awakening East. Philadelphia & London: 1908. 8 (220 x 140mm). Title in red and black. Plates. Original cloth gilt, t.e.g. (somewhat affected by damp). FIRST EDITION.

[With:]
Robert PAYNE. Journey to Persia. New York: 1952. 8 (212 x 142mm). Plates. Original cloth, dust-jacket.

[And:] 25 others in 26 volumes (Freya STARK. Beyond Euphrates, London, 1931; Gertrude BELL. The Letters, New York, 1927, 2 vols; J.H. LINTON. Persian sketches, London, 1923; Wipert von BLCHER. Zeitenwende in Iran, Germany, 1949; Kyra STROMBERG. Der grosse Durst, Hamburg, 1954; R.W. & S.HAY. By order of the Shah, London, Toronto, [etc.], 1937; A.S. MEHDEVI. Persian adventure, New York, 1953; G. LE STRANGE [editor]. Don Juan of Persia, New York & London, 1926; Robert PAYNE. Journey into Persia, New York, 1952; Oskar von NIEDERMAYER. Unter der Glutsonne Irans, Munich, [n.d.]; Sir Clarmont SKRINE. World War in Iran, London, 1962; Samuel K. NEWEEYA. Persia the land of the Magi, Urmia City, Persia, 1910; [James R. CHILD]. The Pageant of Persia, New York & Indianapolis, 1936; M.-T.ULLENS de Schooten. Lords of the Mountains, London, 1956; Walther HINZ. Iranische Reise, Berlin, 1938; E. Alexander POWELL. By Camel and Car to the Peacock Throne, New York & London, 1939; A. SMITH. Blind White Fish in Persia, London, 1954; Mirza Mahmoud Khan SAGHAPHI. In the Imperial Shadow, New York, 1928; S.G.W. BENJAMIN. Persia, London, 1920; Copley AMORY, jr. Persian Days, Boston & New York, 1929; Sir Arnold WILSON. SW Persia, London, 1942; Najmeh NAJAFI & Helen HINCKLEY. A Wall and three Willows, London, 1967; SCHULZE-HOLTHIUS. Daybreak in Iran, London, 1954; Michael CARROLL. From a Persian Tea-house, London, 1960; W.B. SEABROOK. Adventures in Arabia, New York, 1935). (29)
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Please note that lot 176 contains 28 volumes (as listed) and not 29 as stated in the catalogue.

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