THE PERSIANS. Ancient, Mediaeval, and Modern Iran.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original beige cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with 28 black and white photographs throughout. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, with light finger marks to the cloth, and a touch of rubbing to the spine tips. The contents are clean throughout, and without inscriptions or stamps. The text block is very lightly spotted. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper, which is bright and fresh, and without fading, loss, or tears.

An authoritative and comprehensive cultural, literary, political, and social history of Iran written by Homa Katouzian, editor of the International Journal of Persian Literature and faculty member at St. Antony's College, University of Oxford.