THE WILD RUE: A STUDY OF MUHAMMADAN MAGIC AND FOLKLORE IN IRAN
London: Luzac & Co., 1938. First Edition. Octavo, xii, 13-216 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good plus dust jacket. Dust jacket with green titling to spine and front board. Dust jacket with light plus shelf wear and chipping to edges and corners; small patch of insect damage to spine. Cloth binding with light bumping to corners of boards and light wear to head and tail of spine; small patch of insect damage to spine, corresponding with hole in dust jacket. Book label of Tehran-based bookseller to front pastedown. Text block lightly age toned. SW Consignment.
1388448
Special Collections - Downstairs
Price: $200
NOTES
Bess Allan Donaldson (1897-1974) was an American-born educator and Christian missionary who lived in Iran between 1910 and 1940. While there, she recorded folklore and practices on a range of topics; her work is rare for its time in terms of its depth of personal experience in Iranian culture.