DIEULAFOY, Jane. - Lot 209

DIEULAFOY, Jane. Persia, Chaldea and Susiana. Relation de voyage contenant 336 gravures sur bois d'après les photographies de l'auteur et deux cartes. Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1887. Large in-4, frontispiece (portrait), [6]-739-[1] pp. 2 maps, title in red and black. Publisher's red percaline with large polychrome oriental decoration on upper board, gilt edges (light scattered foxing, binding slightly tarnished and discreet scratches). First edition of this interesting monograph devoted to Dieulafoy's explorations of what is today Iraq and Iran. Jane Dieulafoy (1851-1916) was a French archaeologist, explorer and writer, best known for accompanying her husband Marcel Dieulafoy on archaeological missions in the Middle East. She documented their travels and discoveries with illustrated accounts combining archaeological observations and descriptions of Persian society. Prize book. [Persia].