[Armenia - Caucasus - Iran]. MÜLLER-SIMONIS (Paul). From the - Lot 194

[Armenia - Caucasus - Iran]. MÜLLER-SIMONIS (Paul). From the Caucasus to the Persian Gulf, through Armenia, Kurdistan and Mesopotamia. Paris, Lyon, Delhomme et Briguet, 1892. Fort in-4, VIII-628 p., plates, half shagreened basane, spine ribbed, gilt author, title and fleurons (slight rubbing to spine). First edition of this important account of the author's scientific missions in 1888 and 1889. The end of the volume contains the contribution by Henry Hyvernat, who took part in this exploration, entitled: Notices sur la géographie et l'histoire ancienne de l'Arménie et les inscriptions cunéiformes du bassin de Van. Illustrations include a photogravure frontispiece, 28 phototype plates, a double h.-t. plan, 2 fold-out maps and woodcut and photographic figures in the text.