Stein, Aurel

FIRST EDITION, 8vo (231 x 163mm.), xxviii, 432pp., 2 folding maps, including one coloured map in rear pocket, 112 numbered illustrations and 31 plates of illustrations, mostly photographic, other illustrations and maps in the text, original russet cloth, top edge gilt, printed dust-jacket with photographic illustration on upper cover, dust-jacket with some restoration and spine slightly darkened

Ghani p.695

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

"A record of the last and longest of four journeys which carried me during the years 1932-6 through an extensive belt of Southern and Western Iran. That belt stretches from the extreme south-east of Persian Baluchistan on the Arabian sea coast close to where the frontier of the present state of Iran meets the frontiers of Iraq and Turkey in the hills of Kurdistan far away in the north-west" (Introduction).