MESOPOTAMIA AND ASSYRIA BY J. BAILLIE FRASER 1842 FINE BINDING

[FRASER, J. BAILLIE]. Mesopotamia and Assyria, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time; with Illustrations of their Natural History. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, MDCCCXLII. [1842].

Second edition. Leather-bound. Hardcover. Octavo (165 x 100 x 25 mm.). Pp. 383. English text. Stunning binding of full morocco, elaborately gilt decorated, smooth spine. All page edges gilt. Folding map facing engraved frontis. Three engraved plates showing Tauk e Kesra, view of Bagdad and Arabs and their tents. Footnotes. Index at rear in double columns. Contemporary prize plate to front pastedown. Condition: NEAR FINE. Binding beautifully preserved with minimal wear only. Interior fresh and clean. Small ink spot to fore edge. Small tear to map. Scarce thus.