May 15, 2012 - Sale 2279

Sale 2279 - Lot 303

Price Realized: $ 840
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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
HOUTUM-SCHINDLER, ALBERT, Sir. Eastern Persian Irak. Folding lithographed map. Half-title. 8vo, original 1/4 sheep gilt, spine faded and rubbed; contents clean. London: John Murray, 1897
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first edition. The author (1846-1916) was a German-born scholar in the service of the government of Persia. "From the late 1880s Houtum-Schindler played an important part in the more systematic attempts of Persian and European capitalists and entrepreneurs to explore and develop the country's natural resources" (ODNB).