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RAWLINSON, George. The five great monarchies of the ancient eastern world. London: John Murray, 1862-1867. 4 volumes. 4 folding maps (1 hand-coloured in outline), numerous illustrations. (One folding map repaired at folds.)
[With: G.RAWLINSON. The sixth great oriental monarchy. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1873. Coloured lithographed frontispiece with touches of hand-colouring, 2 folding maps hand-coloured in outline.
2 works in 5 volumes, (215 x 135mm). Near-contemporary half roan (extremities rubbed). FIRST EDITIONS. A final related work in the series The seventh great... was published in 1876.
[And:] eight other works in 14 volumes (Sir Willam JONES. The Works, London, 1799, 6 vols., 4 [imperfect]; Nasir ed-Din Schah [arabic lithographic text, n.p., n.d.]; G. SALE [translator]. The Koran, London, 1801, 2 vols.; I.ADAMS. Persia by a Persian, [Washington], 1900; F. JUSTI. Geschichte des alten Persiens, Berlin, 1879; de Bouillane de LACOSTE. Autour de l'Afghanistan, Paris, 1908; W. S. W. VAUX. Ninevah and Persepolis, London, 1850; Prince Alexis SOLTYKOFF. Voyages dans l'Inde, Paris, 1858). (19)
[With: G.RAWLINSON. The sixth great oriental monarchy. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1873. Coloured lithographed frontispiece with touches of hand-colouring, 2 folding maps hand-coloured in outline.
2 works in 5 volumes, (215 x 135mm). Near-contemporary half roan (extremities rubbed). FIRST EDITIONS. A final related work in the series The seventh great... was published in 1876.
[And:] eight other works in 14 volumes (Sir Willam JONES. The Works, London, 1799, 6 vols., 4 [imperfect]; Nasir ed-Din Schah [arabic lithographic text, n.p., n.d.]; G. SALE [translator]. The Koran, London, 1801, 2 vols.; I.ADAMS. Persia by a Persian, [Washington], 1900; F. JUSTI. Geschichte des alten Persiens, Berlin, 1879; de Bouillane de LACOSTE. Autour de l'Afghanistan, Paris, 1908; W. S. W. VAUX. Ninevah and Persepolis, London, 1850; Prince Alexis SOLTYKOFF. Voyages dans l'Inde, Paris, 1858). (19)