Lot 641
H. L. Rabino di Borgomale, Album of coins, medals, and seals of the Shahs of Iran. Oxford 1951.
Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot:
641
Category:
History, cultural history and miscellaneous
Artist:
Hyacinthe Louis Rabino di Borgomale
Rabino di Borgomale, Hyacinthe Louis: Album of coins, medals, and seals of the Shâhs of Îrân (1500-1948). Oxford: University Press by Charles Batey 1951. 25,3 x 18,7 cm. With a frontispiece and 54 further plates. VIII pp., 55 pp., 4 pp., 1 blank page. Original brown linen binding with gold-embossed title and spine title.
(The cover is slightly scuffed. The top edge is stained.)
Rabino di Borgomale was the British Consul-General in Izmir and conducted research into archaeology, numismatics, the history of Persia, genealogy and heraldry. He had this album printed to supplement his 1945 work, which could not be illustrated due to the war.
(The cover is slightly scuffed. The top edge is stained.)
Rabino di Borgomale was the British Consul-General in Izmir and conducted research into archaeology, numismatics, the history of Persia, genealogy and heraldry. He had this album printed to supplement his 1945 work, which could not be illustrated due to the war.