GUIDE BOOK ON PERSIA / BY G. H. EBTEHAJ. 19 ILLUSTRATIONS, 4 MAPS.

Ebtehaj, Gholam Hossein (1898-1967).

Published by Printed at the Parliament Press, 1931., Tehran, Iran:, 1931

About this Item

First edition. 8vo. xvii, 293, [18]pp. In original red paper boards, with gilt lettering on front cover, cloth spine. Spine lightly rubbed with s minor chip at head. First advertising page soiled, else clean and bright. Very good. Ownership inscription on front endpaper: ?Jim Barker, Chicago March 1949, from A.H. Ebtehaj, [?] Bank Melli Tehran?. James Madison Barker (1886-1974) was an American banker and business executive. He was engaged by Overseas Consultants, Inc. (OCI) IN 1948 to participate on an economic mission to Iran. OCI had been retained by the Shah to report on the financial viability of their "Seven-Year Plan" for economic reconstruction. A.H. [Abol Hassan] Ebtehaj (1899-1999), was the younger brother of the author. He was banker, economic planner and prominent reformer of the Iranian banking system. Contents include a large number of advertisings for airlines, banking, tourism, oil, sketch of Iran, geography, government, consulates, education, currency, finance, trade, laws, transportation (road, railways, aviation, navigation), access routs to Iran, list of prominent Iranians, Persian vocabulary, taxis, etc. Rare book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: GUIDE BOOK ON PERSIA / BY G. H. EBTEHAJ. 19 ILLUSTRATIONS, 4 MAPS.
• Publisher: Printed at the Parliament Press, 1931., Tehran, Iran:
• Publication Date: 1931
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good