THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA OF ISPAHAN in Two Volumes
by Morier, James
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1895. (UK) Probably first of this edition, the novel first appeared in 1824. Ywo voulmes complete: both volumes have an owner's gift inscription dated 1902, no other markings, some rubbing to spine extremities and to cover corner tips, volume I has a 2.5" split to the spine gutter at the top of the front cover, hinges solid, page clean with slight toning to page edges, Fair+ -Good (-) overall. Umber coloured cloth with a touch of colour shifting consistent with its age. Volume I: tiissue-protected portrait of the author as frontis., xxiv, 242pp. Volume II: no illus, vii, 266pp. JAMES JUSTINIAN MORIER (1780-1849) served as the British ambassador to the court of Persia from 1810 to 1816. He is also remembered for his memoir A Journey through Persia, Armenia and Asia Minor to Constantinople in 1808. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan was first published in 1824 and is the most popular of his novels set in Persia. The Persian minister to England sent his government's protests against this novel. The novel was extremely popular and remained in print for almost 100 years. It was made into a hit movie in 1954 starring John Derrick. (2.7 JM HOQ 102/b2 . Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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- Bookseller
- JWMah
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 06725
- Title
- THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA OF ISPAHAN in Two Volumes
- Author
- Morier, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Persia Adventure Fiction 19th Century Novels
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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JWMah
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