TUSON, Penelope. The Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf. London: India Office. 1979.
4to. Original illustrated paperback; pp. xix, [3], 188, [12, plates and index]; wrappers a little rubbed; from the library of Louisa Montague-Jones, with her ownership inscription and 1980 invoice for the book stapled to the inside of front cover, a few underlinings in her hand.
Very rare first edition, from the library of the American lady who pioneered Western tourism in the Gulf region in the 1970s. Indispensable for the historian and researcher of the region, this work details the political presence of the British Empire in the 19th and 20th century, and where to locate the relevant documents.
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