The Road to Oxiana
by Robert Byron
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€1,479.25€1,331.32
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1937. First edition. Leather. Near Fine. 8" by 5". Not Stated. A beautifully bound first edition of Robert Byron's influential 1930s travelogue of his time spent in Persia and Afghanistan, illustrated throughout. The first edition, first impression of this work.In a fine half morocco binding with cloth to the boards.Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifteen plates, and five maps.Two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.Collated, complete.'The Road to Oxiana' is an important travelogue, documenting Robert Byron's travels across Persia and Afghanistan. Immensely popular when first published, this went on to become one of the most influential travel works of the era.Byron was best known for this work, published only a few years before his early death during World War Two. In a half morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Light rubbing and a few marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just a couple of odd spots. Near Fine
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Includes index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 783P15
- Title
- The Road to Oxiana
- Author
- Robert Byron
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co. Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- The Road to Oxiana oxiana robert byron travelogue oxiana afghanistan
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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