by the route of Kazroon and Feerozabad; with various remarks on the manners, customs, laws, language, and literature of the Persians. to which is added A history of Persia : from the death of Kureem Khan to the subversion of the Zund Dynasty Waring, Edward Scott. text text enk London T. Cadell and W. Davies 1807 monographic eng

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xiii pages, 1 leaf, 329 pages : frontispiece (portrait) ; 28 cm

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No Known Copyright by Edward Scott Waring. European-printed edition, following an error-ridden edition published at Bombay in 1804. Includes a chapter on Arabian horses, an early account of Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab and Wahhabi Islam, and passages on hawk-hunting and pearl fishing in the Arabian Gulf “from the 56th to the 48th degree east longitude”, i. e., essentially the Gulf coast from Ras al-Khaimah to Qatar and Bahrain and on to Kuwait. Early attempt at an encompassing description of Persia, by the Bengal civil servant Edward W. H. Scott-Waring (1783–1821). “Very rare” (Allibone). Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .W37 1807 Book Item-ID: i10044413 BIB-ID: 1006244 Persian literature History and criticism Iran Iran History DS258 .W37 1807 265750693 aacr CUD 040929 20120328025439.0 ocn265750693 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24)