1917 A Sketch of the Political History of Persia, Iraq and Arabia, with Speci...

Description: Click here to see our other books! A Sketch of the Political History of Persia, Iraq and Arabia, with Special Reference to the Present Campaign A. T. Wilson [attributed] 1917 Superintendent Government Printing : Calcutta 7" by 5" (6), 43, (1)pp. SUMMARY A scarce copy of this important guide prepared for the Indian Expeditionary Force "D" providing an account of the political and historical context of the British Mesopotamian campaign of the First World War. Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION Scarce work. Printed for official use only, containing highly confidential subjects at the time of printing. An important pamphlet prepared at the request of Officers from the Indian Expeditionary Force "D," the largest of the Indian Army forces to serve abroad during the First World War. In the Mesopotamian campaign they served under the command of Major General Barrett and, after a string of early successes, the campaign was delivered significant setbacks at the Battle of Ctesiphon and the Siege of Kut. The pamphlet provides accounts of the political status of Mesopotamia and neighbouring countries throughout the war, exploring the trend of policy in the Arabistan province of Iran, the Bakhtiari and Pusht-i-Kuh tribes of Iran, as well as Central Arabia. This work is commonly attributed to Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson, a British soldier, colonial administrator, Conservative politician, writer and editor. Wilson served under Percy Cox, the colonial administrator of Mesopotamia during the First World War and an Iraqi revolt in 1920. CONDITION In the original green cloth wrappers. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor rubbing to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpaper dated 2/4/17. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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