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The Valleys of the Assassins and other Persian Travels

by Stark, Freya

Publisher : John Murray
Published In : London
Illustrations : portrait frontis, 22 b/w plates, 5 maps (3 folding), endpaper maps

Description:

'Cheap Edition' (1937) (the book was first published in May 1934). An account of the journeys through Persia of explorer Freya Stark (1893-1993), including along the Tigris river, across the Alborz mountains, and into the 'Valley of the Assassins' in Qazvin (Iran).

Condition

8vo, orig. green cloth, partly faded, top edge tinted light green. Previous owner's name to flyleaf, possibly Clare M. Brandling (1879-1952). Good in worn d/w (torn with some loss; in removable protective sleeve).