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First edition of George Rawlinson's The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy, a history of the Parthian Empire.
First edition of George Rawlinson's The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy, a history of the Parthian Empire.
First edition of George Rawlinson's The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy, a history of the Parthian Empire.

RAWLINSON, George.

The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy; or the Geography, History, and Antiquities of Parthia. Collected and Illustrated from Ancient and Modern Sources.

London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1873.

£250.00
£250.00

The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy;

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A fine copy of this history of the Parthian Empire as understood in the Victorian period. The works largely relays the archaeological evidence for the period and the understood events, in particular those relating to the Parthian's relationship with the Roman Empire.

First edition; 8vo (22 x 15.5 cm); coloured lithograph frontispiece, two folding maps, 28 in-text engravings, armorial bookplate to pastedown; contemporary full blue calf, spine in six gilt compartments with gilt red morocco lettering pieces, top edge gilt, a fine copy; xiii, 458 pp.

Stock code 120794

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First edition of George Rawlinson's The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy, a history of the Parthian Empire.

The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy;

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