Sketches of Persia
London: John Murray, Albemarble Street, 1849. Hardcover. xvi, 287p. Contemporary half black leather over green patterned boards with a richly gilt spine and blue speckled foredge. Later reprint and first printed in 1828. See Lowndes col#1457. From the Library of William Maul Measey with his armorial bookplate Bibliotheque du Chateau D'Oberhofen. Also, a modern institutional bookplate partially covering the edge of Measey's. Ex Library copy with the call numbers on the spine. William Maul Measey (1875-1967) was a wealthy American lawyer who purchased the castle in 1925. A fresh clean copy with only very light rubbing to the upper hinge and headband. Very Good. Item #003254
12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.
Price: $100.00