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137 - CHARLES TEXIER: DESCRIPTION DE L'ARMÉNIE LA PERSE ET LA MÉSOPOTAMIE. PARIS, 1842
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CHARLES TEXIER: DESCRIPTION DE L'ARMÉNIE LA PERSE ET LA MÉSOPOTAMIE. PARIS, 1842 First edition, IMPERIAL FOLIO, only the first volume covering Armenia and the Caucasus, a second volume covering Persia appeared ten years later, contemporary leather over boards, leather with surface wear ,complete: half title, title 168p., chromolithographed title and 80 plates, as called for, including 7 chromolithographed, text and plates clean and bright with very light wear, half title restored, title with uniform light browning, some old small oval illegible ex libris stamps, overall in very good condition. In 1839, Texier set out an archaeological mission to Armenia, Mesopotamia and Persia.The results of his mission started to be published in 1842, but took 10 years to finish the text and the fine lithographed plates, all of which were issued in fascicules, up to 1852. Only 200 copies of these fascicules had ever been printed. They contain splendid early views of Pontos, Armenia and Persia, including views of Trebizond, Gumushane (Argiroupolis), Baipurt, Erzerum, Van, Kars, Ani and several other places. This work is the masterpiece of Texier and the earliest scientific account for Armenia and Persia. The first volume has the majority of nice views of this work. EXTREMELY RARE Not in Atabey or Blackmer
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