Layard (Sir Henry) Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia
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including a residence among the Bakhtiyari and other wild tribes before the discovery of Nineveh
London, John Murray, 1887.
First edition. 2 vol. 8vo. Original decorative cloth lettered in gilt to spine.
In 1840-42 the archaeologist and diplomat Henry Layard travelled through Iran and Iraq, learning Arabic and Persian and venturing among tribal peoples such as the Bakhtiyari. In this two-volume memoir he describes visits to ancient sites, encounters with local rulers, a lion hunt and evenings where chiefs recited poetry.
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