Francklin, William
Observations made on a Tour from Bengal to Persia in the Years 1786-7
£315
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 8 February 2023 at 10:00 GMT
Description
London: for T. Cadell, 1790. 8vo (21.2 x 12.2cm), contemporary marbled calf, rebacked, occasional text in Persian, bookplate of Robert Townley Parker (1793-1879), English politician, related Eton College gift inscription to front free endpaper, inkstamps of the Selbourne Library to verso of title-page and foot of p. 51, light spotting to front and rear [ESTC T110204]
Footnote
Note: Second edition, first published at Calcutta in 1788. There are descriptions of Muscat, Bushire, Shiraz, Basra, Goa, Bombay and elsewhere.