Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume 1 (of 2) / Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs

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MRS. BISHOP (ISABELLA L. BIRD).
JOURNEYS IN PERSIA AND KURDISTAN
INCLUDING A SUMMER IN THE UPPER KARUN REGION AND A VISIT TO THE NESTORIAN RAYAHS
By MRS. BISHOP (ISABELLA L. BIRD)
HONORARY FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AUTHOR OF 'SIX MONTHS IN THE SANDWICH ISLANDS' 'UNBEATEN TRACKS IN JAPAN,' ETC.
IN TWO VOLUMES—VOL. I.
WITH PORTRAIT, MAPS, AND ILLUSTRATIONS
LONDON JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET 1891