Excerpt: ...now I seriously thought of precipitating myself, rather than submit to the tyrant. But a few hours after I had had the blessing to discover you on the bridge, I had been ordered to hold myself in readiness to receive him; and it was then that I had positively determined in my own mind to throw myself headlong out, either once more to bejoined to you, or to die in the attempt. When I shut the lattices in haste, several women had just come into the room to conduct me to the hot bath previously to being dressed; ...
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Excerpt: ...now I seriously thought of precipitating myself, rather than submit to the tyrant. But a few hours after I had had the blessing to discover you on the bridge, I had been ordered to hold myself in readiness to receive him; and it was then that I had positively determined in my own mind to throw myself headlong out, either once more to bejoined to you, or to die in the attempt. When I shut the lattices in haste, several women had just come into the room to conduct me to the hot bath previously to being dressed; and when I had made some excuse for delaying it, and had sent them out of the room, it was then that I opened the lattice a second time, and put my resolution into practice.' Yusuf having finished the recital of his and his wife's adventures, was very anxious to know what part I would take, and earnestly entreated me to befriend him by my advice and assistance. The morning was far spent. My men were already mounted, and ready to proceed on our reconnoitring expedition, and my horse was waiting for me, when a thought struck me, which would settle every difficulty with regard to the young Armenian and his wife. I called him to me, and said, 'After what you have related, it will be impossible to leave you at liberty. You have, by your own account, run off with a woman from the serdar's seraglio, a crime which you perhaps do not know, in a Mussulman country, is punished with death, so sacred is the harem held in our estimation. If I were to act right, I ought not to lose a moment in sending you both back to Erivan; but that I will not do, provided you agree to join us in our present expedition, and to serve us as guide in those parts of the country with which you are best acquainted.' I then explained to him the nature of my office, and what was the object of the expedition. 'If you are zealous in our cause, ' said I, 'you will then have performed a service which will entitle you to reward, and thus enable me to speak in your favour to the serdar...
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Good. No Dust Jacket. Book near Very Good, with no DJ. Some spine wear. 1947 Heritage Press edition complete w/pamphlet as issued. Tan cloth/pink pictures. Beautiful line drawings by Honore Guilbeau & Sir Walter Scott preface.
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Very good. Dust jacket in good condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Very Good in Acceptable jacket. Size: 10x7x1; Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Moisture waviness on bottom edge of text block. Toning on pastedowns & endpapers. Text and images unmarked. Dj quite damaged with large chips, toning, light soiling & small tears in a mylar cover.
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Near Fine in Very Good++ jacket. Book Modern Library #289. NOT an ML 1st ptg. Gold & red-stamped taupe cloth. NO names, clean text. 379 titles listed verso attr. slightly worn dust jacket. Intro: Richard D. Altick. Travels in 19th century Persia. 36966 shelf.
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Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge. Very Good. DJ Very Good. Book. Thick Small Quarto. Dust jacket worn at top of spine but remains quite presentable within Brodart sleeve.
