GERMANY, Henry-René d'. - Lot 199

GERMANY, Henry-René d'. From Khorassan to the land of the Backhtiaris. Three months of travel in Persia. Prospectus. Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1911. Large In-4 (32.5 x 25 cm), [3] ff. 40 pp. 37 plates, publisher's chromolithographed flap cover with color oriental decoration (spine missing). Very rare advertising flyer for the luxurious title by Henry-René d'Allemagne (1963- 1950) based on his Voyages en Perse début du XXe siècle, of which only 500 copies were printed. It consists of a masthead, title page and publisher's advertisement listing the number of volumes, format, page numbers and illustrations, with the price of the book in paperback (150 francs) or bound in morocco (270 francs). It comprises 40 pages of text with figures and 47 plates, including 17 in color and one map. [Perse].