Author: MORIER, JAMES
Title: The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan
Description: New York: Random House, 1937. 1st IllustratedEdition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ to Near Fine - condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some toning to the inner hinges of the book at the endpages. The dust jacket has a couple of small edge nicks and chips and some tidemarking / foxing to the spine and flap joints. "With his knowledge of Eastern life and manners, he wrote several entertaining novels. The most popular of these was The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan (1824) and its sequel The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan in England (1828). The former novel is a sort of Gil Blas set in Persia. The Persian minister to England is said to have protested in behalf of his government against its satire and manner of speaking. There followed Zohrab the Hostage (1832) , Ayesha the Maid of Kars (1834) , and The Mirza (1841) , all full of brilliant description, character-painting, and delicate satire, and several others of lesser quality." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

Keywords: Illustrated editions James Morier Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge Hajji Baba The Adventures of Hajji Baba Persia Literature Classic literature Illustrated editions


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