Travel
KEPPEL, Capt. George.
Personal Narrative of a Journey from India to England, by Bussorah, Bagdad, the Ruins of Babylon, Curdistan, the Court of Persia, the Western Shore of the Caspian Sea, Astrakhan, Nishney Novogorod, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh, in the Year 1824.
Henry Colburn, London, 1827. Second edition. 2 vols, 8vo, hand-coloured lithographed frontispieces, one hand-coloured lithographed plate, folding map, slightly browned, wood-engraved illustrations in text, previous owner's signatures, inscriptions, library stamps on preliminaries, later half calf, labels, gilt lettering, slight wear.
This was Keppel's first work. Particularly interesting for his descriptions of the Persian Court, his visit to the ruins of Babylon and his description of his sojourn in Turkey. Atabey 631; Blackmer 908; Ghani p206.
Price: £ 500
US Dollar Price: $ 760
Stock Number: 71607