1827_2vo_Travel MESOPOTAMIA_iRAQ_SYRIA Aleppo Baghdad_BUCKINGHAM_Ninevah_Babylon
Item History & Price
Travels in Mesopotamia Including a Journey from Aleppo to Bagdad, by the River of Beer, Orfah, Diarbekr, Mardin, & Mousol;With Researches on the Ruins of Ninevah, Babylon, and Other Ancient Cities byJames Silk Buckingham …In Two Volumes.London Henry Colburn1827.
Two volumes.Modern Cloth bindings with leather labels on spines.Edge of one binding chipped- see photo.Contents extremely clean with no repairs. xx, 479; vi, 538 pages.
COMPLETE!!!Folding map, two fol...ding plans, & 27 engraved plates.Map lightly foxed.Lovely copy.RARE
Shipping prices include insurance.
Buckingham had been a sea captain and merchant before settling in India and founding a newspaper. Banished by the authorities because of his exposures of the crimes of the East India Company, he returned to England and wrote several fascinating accounts of his travels. This one is based on his two-month trek from Aleppo to Bagdad in 1816. Blackmer notes that it "is full of lively descriptions and sympathetic characters. "
Subject to Prior Sale.
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Thank you for checking out this listing.If you buy multiple items I can combine shipping.
NOTE Generally, I ship in 3 business days; however, tomorrow I am undergoing surgery that will limit my movement so I’m extending my shipping time to 10 business days til fully recovered. I hope that I’ll be able to ship sooner than 10 days but I’m protecting myself and feedback by extending the time to 10 days. Thanks for your understanding.
Two volumes.Modern Cloth bindings with leather labels on spines.Edge of one binding chipped- see photo.Contents extremely clean with no repairs. xx, 479; vi, 538 pages.
COMPLETE!!!Folding map, two fol...ding plans, & 27 engraved plates.Map lightly foxed.Lovely copy.RARE
Shipping prices include insurance.
Buckingham had been a sea captain and merchant before settling in India and founding a newspaper. Banished by the authorities because of his exposures of the crimes of the East India Company, he returned to England and wrote several fascinating accounts of his travels. This one is based on his two-month trek from Aleppo to Bagdad in 1816. Blackmer notes that it "is full of lively descriptions and sympathetic characters. "
Subject to Prior Sale.
NOTE:I welcome comments, questions and advice. Feel free to write - tell me if you don't want your questions posted on the auction and I will honor that request.
ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: Import duties, taxes, and charges are NOT INCLUDED in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding / buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" It is prohibited by US government regulation.
Thank you for checking out this listing.If you buy multiple items I can combine shipping.
NOTE Generally, I ship in 3 business days; however, tomorrow I am undergoing surgery that will limit my movement so I’m extending my shipping time to 10 business days til fully recovered. I hope that I’ll be able to ship sooner than 10 days but I’m protecting myself and feedback by extending the time to 10 days. Thanks for your understanding.
