With a Short Account of the Remains of the Celebrated Palace of Persepolis; and Other Interesting Events.

By Francklin, William.

London, T. Cadell,1790. Second Edition (1st UK Edition – first published in Calcutta in 1788). 8vo – 21.9 cm. [viii], 351pp., (1pp — publisher’s advertisement). Handsome period style brown gilt tooled half calf with marbled boards and red gilt morocco label. With intermittent graphite and script margin notations.A handsome and complete copy in Near Fine condition.

Francklin spent a period of eight months between 1786 – 1787 living with a Persian family in Shiraz, and this experience together with several additional trips during the same period, comprises the substance of this narrative. An officer of the East India Company, Francklin was an accomplished middle eastern traveller. His work encompasses customs, religion, poetry, and painting with aplomb, and provides a concise account of the recent political history of Persia.
William Francklin (1763-1839) was an distinguished officer of the East India Company and a prominent orientalist, and in later years he served as librarian of the council of the Royal Asiatic Society. He was also a member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.

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