Iran Elements of Destiny
Language: English
Published by McClelland & Stewart, 1978
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: GNN Supplies, Wickford, Essex, United KingdomGNN Supplies
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Condition: Used - Good
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First Canadian edition, 1978. Large-format hardcover in the original illustrated dust jacket. Designed and photographed by celebrated Canadian photographer Roloff Beny, with editorial direction by Shahrokh Amirarjomand. An important photographic survey of pre-revolutionary Iran during the Pahlavi era, published immediately before the Iranian Revolution of 1979. The volume documents Iran’s historic monuments, Islamic and Persian architecture, landscapes, religious traditions, industry, cities, decorative arts and cultural life, making it both a photographic art book and a valuable visual record of late-20th-century Iran. McClelland & Stewart’s 1978 edition comprises 391 pages. Contemporary dealer descriptions record 522 illustrations, including 457 colour images, many full-page. Beny spent many years travelling throughout Iran for the project; another edition synopsis describes the work as the result of approximately sixteen years of travel and notes contributions from Iranian scholars. Condition: Book: Very Good. Internally clean and firmly bound. Dust Jacket: Good. Original jacket present with noticeable rubbing, surface scratching/scuffing, edge wear and small chip/loss at one corner. Please refer to photographs for the exact condition. Particularly suitable for collectors of Iranian history, Persian culture, Pahlavi-era material, Middle Eastern photography, architecture and 20th-century travel photography. Abe keywords: Roloff Beny, Iran Elements of Destiny, pre revolutionary Iran, pre 1979 Iran, Pahlavi Iran, Pahlavi dynasty, Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iranian Revolution history, Persian history, Iranian history, Persia, Persian culture, Iranian culture, Persian architecture, Iranian architecture, Islamic architecture, Islamic art, Middle Eastern photography, Iran photography, vintage photography book, documentary photography, travel photography, 1970s Iran, McClelland Stewart, first edition, first Canadian edition, Shahrokh Amirarjomand, coffee table book, Persian art, Middle East history.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Iran Elements of Destiny
- Author
- Beny Roloff
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Publication year
- 1978
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 077101161X
- ISBN 13
- 9780771011610
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 0.248 kilograms
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