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  First Edition of Robert Byron's The Road to Oxiana; From the library of Henry Alexander Nesbitt Medd

  BYRON, Robert.

  The Road to Oxiana.

  London: Macmillan & Company, 1937.

  First edition of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, 15 plates and a map. From the library of Henry Alexander Nesbitt Medd. Medd, who was an architect and best-known for his collaboration with fellow architects, Edwin Luytens and Herbert Baker, in designing New Delhi. He remained in India and in 1939-47 held the role of Chief Architect to the Indian Government. Medd's ownership inscription is on the front free endpaper, there is also the bookplate of Gavin Stamp on the front pastedown, who notes that it was a gift from Medd. Stamp reviewed the Picador edition of this work for the Spectator in 1981 and a photocopy of his review is included. In very good condition. A nice example with noted provenance.

  Price: $1,500.00     Item Number: 111765

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