(London: MacMillan and Co., Limited, 1951).

A VERY SCARCE AND IMPORTANT WORK ON PERSIA. In these volumes, Sykes seeks  to fill what is undoubtedly a serious gap in the early twentieth century research of Persian history. John Malcom s comprehensive HISTORY OF PERSIA had been published just over a century before, and in the interim many notable advances in the study of the Persian region had been made, such as gaining the ability to translate  the mystery of cuneiform inscriptions. Sykes combines history of Persia, Elam, Media, Macedonia, Assyria, and other regions with details of the physical features of the land and personal experience of living in Persia to attempt to make his work the definitive work on Persia,  self-contained and complete. A sturdy, well-preserved set of this comprehensive work. Item #29844

2 volumes. Third edition, revised and supplemented with additional essays, reprinted. Numerous illustrations on plates and in the text and with two folding maps. 8vo, publisher s original dark blue cloth lettered in gilt on spines. xxxix, 563; xvi, 616 pp. A very fine and handsome set, as pristine, internally fine and fresh, the bindings, both cloth and giltwork handsome, sturdy and bright.