Bishop, Isabella Lucy Bird

FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes,  8vo (199 x 128mm.), half titles, frontispieces and 11 plates, 2 folding maps, 2pp. adverts at end of volume 1, original decorated pale blue cloth, ruled in gilt, pale patterned endpapers, spines slightly discoloured and worn at head and foot, lower board of vol.2 with some soiling, front free endpaper detached in vol.1

Midland Railway Institute, stamped in blind on preliminaries, plates and maps

Ghani p.42; Wilson p.23

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

The most gruelling of her many expeditions, this work, which is written in the form of letters, includes Bishop's account of the forty-five day journey between Baghdad and Tehran "through driving and drifting snow, sheltering at night in overcrowded and filthy caravanserai" (ONDB).