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Layard, Austen Henry. Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia
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| Title: | Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia | | Subtitle: | Including a Residence Among the Bekhtiyari and Other Wild Tribes Before the Discovery of Nineveh | | Publisher: | Gorgias Press LLC | | Publication Date: | 3/2003 | | From the 1887 edition | | Availability: | In Print | | ISBN: | 1-59333-260-2 | | Format: | Hardback, 6 x 9 in | | Volumes: | 2 | | Pages: | vol. 1: [9]+490; vol. 2: [9]+511 | | Illustrations: | 4 |
Layard relates fascinating tales of his adventures in Persia and Mesopotamia before the discovery of Nineveh. A very rare book; the original retails for over $1,100.00.
Table of Contents
- Introduction [Vol I]
- Leave Jerusalem [Vol I]
- Leave Petra [Vol I]
- The ruins of Ammon [Vol I]
- Mr. Consul Wherry [Vol I]
- Leave Baghdad [Vol I]
- Leave Hamadan [Vol I]
- Departure from Isfahan [Vol I]
- Excursion to Mal-Emir [Vol I]
- Demands upon Mehemet Taki Khan [Vol I]
- Arrival of the Matamet [Vol II]
- Mehemet Taki Khan leaves the mountains [Vol II]
- Discover a Bakhtiyari [Vol II]
- Interview with the Matamet [Vol II]
- Basra [Vol II]
- Leave Baghdad for Khuzistan [Vol II]
- Seyyid Abou'i-Hassan [Vol II]
- Renounce journey to India [Vol II]
- Arrive at Constantinople [Vol II]
- Reshid Pasha [Vol II]
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| | Layard, Austen Henry. Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia | | ISBN: | 1-59333-260-2 | | Weight: | 2 LBS. | | Price: | $163.00 | | To get the 20% Gorgias BiblioPerks™ discount, simply login. | |
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