Narrative of a residence in Koordistan, and on the site of ancient Nineveh; with journal of a voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an account of a visit to Shirauz and Persopolis. edited by his widow. RICH, Claudius James.

First edition; 2 vols, 8vo (24 x 15.5 cm); 3 folding maps, 10 lithograph plates, 2 of which folding, armorial bookplates to pastedowns; publisher's decorated purple cloth, professionally rebacked preserving original spines, original paper labels worn, spines faded, a little soiled, otherwise a very good copy; xxxiii, 398; viii, 410 pp. Scarce. Posted to Egypt during the early part of his career, Rich travelled from there, in Mamaluke disguise, to Syria, Palestine, Damascus, Baghdad and Basra. In 1810 he was appointed the East India Company's resident in Baghdad. Of the numerous books and papers published by Rich, Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan is probably his most important. Based on a tour undertaken in 1820, Rich provides a detailed geographical and archaeological account of Kurdistan and Mesopotamia. His valuable collection of Oriental manuscripts and antiquities are now held in the British Museum.