Lot 157: PRICE, WILLIAM.

Journal of the British Embassy to Persia; embellished with numerous views taken in India and Persia: also a dissertation upon the antiquities of Persepolis. London: Kingsbury, Parbury and Allen, 1825

Condition Note:

first edition, volume 1 [all published], oblong folio (265 x 350mm.), the dedication copy, 48 engraved and lithographed plates, some folding, divisional title, original boards, uncut, some light spotting, spine slightly worn, corners rubbed

Wilson, p.179; cf. Ghani, p.307 and Weber I 204 (second edition, 1832); not in Atabey or Blackmer

Rt. Hon. Sir Gore Ouseley Bt., armorial bookplate

rare. the dedication copy inscribed: "To the Right Honourable Sir Gore Ouseley Bart. with the Author's humble respects".

William Price was appointed Assistant Secretary and interpreter to Sir Gore Ouseley, British Ambassador to Persia in 1811-1812. The text consists of an account of his travels through Madiera, Ceylon, Bombay and the Persian Gulf to Isfahan. There is also a section on Armenian grammar.