Iran Elements of Destiny

Beny Roloff

ISBN 10: 077101161X / ISBN 13: 9780771011610

Published by McClelland & Stewart, 1978

About this Item

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.

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Seller Inventory # BKA1-I

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Iran Elements of Destiny
• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 077101161X
• ISBN 13: 9780771011610
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.248 kilograms