Lot No. 35: Cloake, Margaret Morris

A Persian at the Court of King George 1809-10

Medium: Printed Book
Year: 1988
Size: 8.3 x 5.5 inches
Place: London

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Cloake, Margaret Morris

A Persian at the Court of King George 1809-10

Size: 21.2 x 14 cm (8.3 x 5.5 inches)

First edition
Published by: Barrie & Jenkins. 8vo., pp 318, 51 plates.
The extraordinary first visit of a Persian ambassador to England in two hundred years and he was a great hit especially with the women-"there is no entertainment given but that he is the main feature." Mirza Abul Hassan (ca. 1770-1846) remained eight months and this is the first translation of most of the journal he kept. He was accompanied from Teheran by James Morier (1780- 1849) who later made fun of him in his two Haji Baba books.
Margaret Morris Cloake ( ) is an American writer who lived in Teheran for four years and learned Persian. Sir Denis Writght was British Ambassador to Iran from 1961 to 1971.
original canvas binding with dust jacket. Good condition.

Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman

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Lot No. 35: Cloake, Margaret Morris

A Persian at the Court of King George 1809-10

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A Persian at the Court of King George 1809-10

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