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Hyde (Thomas) Veterum persarum et parthorum et medorum religionis historia, second edition, 20 engraved plates on 19 leaves, some folding, folding letterpress table, some characters in Arabic, Hebrew or Chinese, occasional foxing, some offsetting, contemporary manuscript notes on rear endpapers, blind library stamp to front free endpaper, contemporary calf, spine gilt in compartments with red roan label, a little rubbed, joints split, 4to, Oxford, Clarendon, 1760.
⁂ The second and best edition of this work on the religions of the ancient Persians, particularly Zoroastrianism. Plate VII opposite p.316 includes a depiction of a dodo.
Lot 17
Hyde (Thomas) Veterum persarum et parthorum et medorum religionis historia, second edition, 20 engraved plates on 19 leaves, some folding, folding letterpress table, contemporary calf, 4to, Oxford, 1760.
Hammer Price: £380
Description
Hyde (Thomas) Veterum persarum et parthorum et medorum religionis historia, second edition, 20 engraved plates on 19 leaves, some folding, folding letterpress table, some characters in Arabic, Hebrew or Chinese, occasional foxing, some offsetting, contemporary manuscript notes on rear endpapers, blind library stamp to front free endpaper, contemporary calf, spine gilt in compartments with red roan label, a little rubbed, joints split, 4to, Oxford, Clarendon, 1760.
⁂ The second and best edition of this work on the religions of the ancient Persians, particularly Zoroastrianism. Plate VII opposite p.316 includes a depiction of a dodo.
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