STOCQUELER. FIFTEEN MONTHS' PILGRIMAGE THROUGH UNTRODDEN TRACTS OF KHUZISTAN AND PERSIA. 1832. 2 VOLUMES, GREEN CALF

FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo (186 x 110mm.), 2 lithographed frontispieces, folding lithographed map, contemporary green calf panelled in gilt, spines gilt with maroon labels, without half-title in vol. 2 (not called for in vol.1), expertly rebacked retaining original spines

Sir Edward Leigh Pemberton (1823-1910), armorial bookplate, and gift inscription "from his friend W.R. Arundell, on his leaving Eton, Easter, 1840"

Wilson, p.217; not in Atabey or Ghani

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 VERY GOOD COPY. Stocqueler was an English journalist of Portuguese extraction based in India, where he edited a number of periodicals. The account opens in Muscat, from where the author proceeded up the Persian Gulf to Basra, thence through Persia and Armenia to Odessa.