Description: Life in the Moslem East By Pierre Ponafidine Imperial Russian Consul General in Constantinople, formerly occupying similar positions in various parts of Persia and Turkey Translated from the Russian by Emma Cochran Ponafidine Numerous illustrations NEW YORK: DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY. October, 1911. 1st Edition. 7 x 9 ½ inches. Hardcover. Embossed decorated cover and spine. (2), (2), i-xvi, (40), 1-429, [1] pp. Frontispiece + 40 plates. Light general wear/aging. Owner’s name on front free endpaper (Miriam Hathaway, January 25, 1912). Internally clean, tight, unmarked. Very good + overall. Many interesting illustrations. Pierre Ponafidine, an Imperial Russian diplomat who served in Ottoman Turkey and Persia, gives a series of studies of certain phases of the life, religion, and customs of people among whom he passed thirty-six years of service. Apparently, the book was never published in original Russian. Понафидин (Панафидин) Петр Егорович, секретарь Генконсульства в Тебризе, консул в Багдаде, Генеральный консул в Исфагани, Мешхеде (Хорасан) и Константинополе. В 1904 г. получил ранг действительного статского советника. В 1908 г. избран в члены Русского археологического института в Константинополе. В 1910 г. командирован в Одессу для участия в Южно-русском торгово-промышленном съезде. В 1912 г. уволен со службы с мундиром в связи с прошением по болезни. В 1913 г. вернулся на службу в МИД и назначен состоять в ведомстве МИД. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter
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Subject: History
Topic: Turkey, Persia
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Binding: Hardcover
Year Printed: 1911
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
