Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1843—1845. To ascertai

WOLFF (Rev. Joseph).

Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1843—1845. To ascertain the fate of Colonel Stoddart and Captain Conolly.

Inscribed copy

Fifth edition. 8vo. Original blind decorated plum cloth, spine lettered in gilt; spine faded, extremities slightly worn, a few small stains to boards, otherwise good. xxv, [1]blank, 429pp. Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood & Sons, published for the author, 1848.

£450.00

WOLFF (Rev. Joseph).

Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1843—1845. To ascertain the fate of Colonel Stoddart and Captain Conolly.

This copy bears a presentation inscription on the dedication leaf to a Major Campbell, and then some text in Farsi, also by the author.

“Wolff, that most curious and tireless of missionaries, a converted Jew who set himself to convert the Jews, was commissioned by the Stoddard-Conolly Committee in 1843 to find out what had happened to these two officers.” (Blackmer).

Blackmer, 1833; Wilson, 246.

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Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1843—1845. To ascertain the fate of Colonel Stoddart and Captain Conolly.

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