[Rarebooks] FS: "Ten Thousand Miles in Persia..." General Sykes' 1st travel book, profusely lllus. & w/folding map. London: 1902

[Kenneth Karmiole]

(TRAVEL) Sykes, Percy Molesworth. TEN THOUSAND MILES IN PERSIA OR EIGHT YEARS IN IRAN. With Numerous Illustrations. London: John Murray. 1902. First edition. Lg. 8vo. xvi,481,(1)pp. Profusely illustrated with 66 plates (conforming to the "list of illustrations") and a folding map at back. Orig. blue cloth stamped in red, blue, white and gold. Spine extremities a bit rubbed, but very good. With the autograph of John Hays Hammond (1855-1936) on the front pastedown.    $350.00 (trade discount allowed)
This is Brigadier General Sykes first book (he wrote 16 travel books on Persia and India).

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