Travels In Various Countries Of The East; More Particularly Persia.; A work wherein the Author has described, as far as his own Observations extended, the State of those Countries in 1810, 1811, and 1812; and has endavoured to illustrate many subjects of Antiquarian Research, History, Geography, Philology and miscellaneous Literature, with extracts from rare Oriental Manuscripts
London: Rodwell and Martin, 1819 - 1823. First Edition, Printed for the Author by Henry Hughes, Brecknock. Provenance: All volumes have a bookplate on FE, "Rousdon / Devon" which is from the library of Sir Henry William Peek, 1st Baronet [1825-1898], who was a Conservative MP and in the business of food imporation. Dedicated to Sir Gore Ouseley, Baronet; Grand Cordon of the Royal Persian Order of the Lion and Sun; Grand Cross of the Imperial russian Order of Saint Alexander Newski; Fellow of the Royal Society, and of the Society of Antiquaries; Member of the Asiatick Society oat Calcutta and of the Imperial Acadeym of Sciences at St Petersburgh, As a Tribute of Gratitude, Respect and Brotherly Affection.
Vol 1 [1819]: Map of Travels, [iv], vi - xxvi, Advertisement and Contents, 2 - 455, followed by 23 Plates, 13 of which are fold-outs. Vol 2: [1821], Map of Persia, pp. [5], 2 - 544, 32 Plates of which 7 are fold-outs. Vol 3 [1823]: pp 2 - 600, followed by 27 Plates, and 2 Maps. Many pages uncut at the top edge.
Ouseley, Sir William, Ouseley,(1767 - 1842) was the eldest brother of his equally talented siblings. One of which was his younger brother, Sir Gore Ouseley, to whom the books are dedicated. Ouseley served as his brother's secretary when the younger was British Diplomat to Persia. William became a committed Orientalist Scholar early in life and built upon this reputation with translations, travel and authorship. Very good minus the usual occasinal foxing for a book of this period, loose or early seperation at some of the six inner gutters, worm holes on some front and inside covers, but text block free of this menace. Blind stamped brown cloth covers are worn at the extremeties, some edges, and Vol. 1 has closely matching library tape appled to the spine. Item #3369
"But there, also, are often found gems bearing sculptured devices, beads, rings, coins and arrow-heads, all of which by the peasants, are attributed to the ancient Gabrs, the "Adorers of Fire". (V.1 p 201).
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