Confronting Iran; The Failure of American Foreign Policy and the Next Great Conflict in the Middle East
New York: Basic Books, 2006. 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Basic Books, (2006). Fine. More
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Iranian Town & Village Carpets and Rugs.
Tehran: Farhanh-Sara, 1995. Many photographic color illustrations. Slim 4to, mottled purple boards, edgeworn d.w. (Teheran: Farhanh-Sara, 1995). First Edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Russia with Teheran, Port Arthur, and Peking. A Handbook for Travelers. [Baedeker's Russia 1914].
London: George Allen & Unwin Limited, 1971. A facsimile of the original 1914 edition. Introduction by Harrison E. Salisbury. Illustrated in b/w with 40 maps and 78 plans, some folding. 590 pages. Thick 12mo, red boards, price-clipped d.w. London: George Allen & Unwin Limited, 1971. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
La Perse millenaire.
With many b/w photos by Georges Bourdelon. 8vo, pict. cloth, d.w., (with ink notations throughout). (France, 1958). More
Signed Photograph
Val de Marne: 1981. 3.5 x 5.25-inch black-and-white snapshot of Bani-Sadr in Western attire with horn-rimmed glasses, holding his chin in a pensive expression. Signed in English and Farsi. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope. Val de Marne, France, September 9, 1981. Fine. More
Signed Photograph
1981. Rare black-and-white photograph, 5.25 x 3.5 inches, signed "A. Bani Sadr" by the Iranian President who was exiled to France by Ayatollah Khomeini. This photo depicts a stylishly mustached Bani-Sadr wearing a sports jacket, open collared shirt, and glasses. Includes a handwritten letter of transmittal in French, on 7.75 x 9-inch lined paper with "Le Bureau Du President A. Bani-Sadr" stamp. "...Veuillez, Monseiur accepter l'agreation de mes sentiments distingues..." More
Woven from the Soul, Spun from the Heart: Textile Arts of Safavid and Qajar Iran 16th-19th Centuries
Washington: Textile Museum, 1987. With Essays by several authors. Close to 200 black-and-white illustrations, plus 30 in color. xvi + 336 pages, 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers; some very minor edgewear. Washington, D.C.: The Textile Museum, 1987. A near fine copy. More
The Eagle and the Lion; The Tragedy of American-Iranian Relations
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1988. Illus. 520pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (1988). vg. More
An Account of the Transactions of His Majesty's Mission to the Court of Persia in the years 1807-11...; To which is Appended, a Brief History of the Wahauby.
London: James Bohn, 1834. Illustrated with 11 lithographed plates and folding map at rear. 2 volumes in one. viii, 472, xxxiv, (2), (2), 238 pages. Thick 8vo, handsomely bound in full contemporary brown calf with ornately gilt borders on covers and spine; marbled endpapers and pages edges. London: James Bohn, 1834. First edition. Ex-library copy with small blue stamps from"Relations Department" on halftitle, title and back of map; removed pocket at rear and inked numerals on spine. Light scattered toning..... More
Curzon's Persia.
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1986. Edited and Introduced by Peter King. Illustrated. 192 pages, tall 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, (1986). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Hard Awakening.
116pp. 8vo, bds., d.w. N.Y., (1981). The First Iranian Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Iran. More
Royal Persian Paintings: The Qajar Epoch 1785-1925
Brooklyn: Tauris, 1999. Numerous color plates, small folio, black cloth, d.w. Brooklyn Museum of Art/ Tauris, (1999). First Edition. Fine. More
Strange Lands and Friendly People.
New York: Harper, 1951. Frontis, illustrated. xv +336 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1951). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Money Rush.
8vo, torn d.w. Garden City, 1979. "The crisis of progress and big money in Iran and the Arab oil countries." More
Iran Awakening; A Memoir of Revolution and Hope
New York: Random House, 2006. Illus. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. with front inner flap creased, corners of boards lightly bumped. New York: Random House, (2006). Presentation copy from Shirin Ebadi. More
The Crash of '79.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1976. 350 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1976). A very good copy. More
Persian Miniatures In The Bernard Berenson Collection
Milan: Officine Grafice Ricordi, 1961. Introduction + 12 color plates, each matted and with an accompanying text. Folio, beautiful printed pictorial cloth covers, original printed plastic wrapper. Milan: Officine Grafice Ricordi, (1961). A fine copy in a very good(+) wrapper. More
Stable Fixtures
New York: Fiske, 1924. 113pp., folio, cloth backed pictorial wrappers. New York: J.W. Fiske Iron Works, 1924. Illustrated catalogue of iron, brass and bronze stable fixtures, with price list inserted. Fine copy. More
Iran: The Illusion of Power.
228pp. 8vo, bds., d.w. N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, 1978. vg. More
In Search of Future: Persia, Egypt, Iraq and Palestine.
Small 8vo, cloth. Garden City, 1949. More
The Shah and the Ayatollah: Iranian Mythology and Islamic Revolution
Westport: Praeger, 2003. 125 pages, slim 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper. Westport: Praeger, (2003). First edition. Near fine. Inscribed to theater critic Howard Kissel on the half-title page: "For Howard whose friendship helped me understand America and overcome some personal difficulties, with my best wishes, Fereydoun April 2003." More
Iran: The Land of Norooz.
Many color illus. 109pp. 4to, bds., d.w.; (front endpapers & copyright page partially detached and slightly torn, else vg). Iran Exports, 1993. More
Bronzes Iraniens: IIe et Ier Millenaires avant J.-C.
Geneva: Barbier, 1970. 210 black & white photos. 143pp., tall 8vo, glossy pictorial boards; covers lightly rubbed. Geneva: Collection Jean Paul Barbier, (1970). A very good copy. More
The Ayatollah in the Cathedral; Reflections of a Hostage.
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Hill and Wang, 1986. vg Memoirs of a diplomat taken hostage by Iran in 1979. Signed by the author. More
The Rubaiyat Omar Khayyam,
London: Routledge, 1904. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald. Small 8vo (7 13/16 x 5 7/16 inches), 160 pages. Twelve fine hand-colored photogravure plates including frontispiece after drawings by Gilbert James, all with original tissue-guards. Bound by Bayntun in crushed green morocco, beautiful ornate cover with picture of women (based on the frontispiece), bordered by 2 wide elaborate grapevines within a gilt border. Inside covers and flyleaves are beige silk moire. The spine is decoratively inlaid with leaves and bunches of grapes..... More