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FRASER, James (1713-1754). The History of Nadir Shah, formerly called Thamas Kuli Khan, the Present Emperor of Persia. London: W. Strahan for the author, 1742. 8° (190 x 120mm). Folding engraved frontispiece, folding map. (Map lightly browned, frontispiece with light offsetting). 19th-century calf (rubbed). Provenance: Nevil and Thereza Story Maskelyne (Basset Down House circular armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION.
KOTZEBUE, Moritz von (1789-1861). Narrative of a Journey into Persia. London: Longman etc., 1819. 8° (212 x 136mm). Directions to the binder slip bound in after preface. Engraved frontispiece & 4 plates. (Frontispiece lightly spotted, offsetting onto title, light spotting to text.) 19th-century half calf (extremities lightly rubbed). Sold with: Réné Caillié Travels Through Central Africa to Timbuctoo (London, 1830), 2 vols. (4)
KOTZEBUE, Moritz von (1789-1861). Narrative of a Journey into Persia. London: Longman etc., 1819. 8° (212 x 136mm). Directions to the binder slip bound in after preface. Engraved frontispiece & 4 plates. (Frontispiece lightly spotted, offsetting onto title, light spotting to text.) 19th-century half calf (extremities lightly rubbed). Sold with: Réné Caillié Travels Through Central Africa to Timbuctoo (London, 1830), 2 vols. (4)