4to; unpaginated; hardback in green cloth with gold gilt decorative design to cover (scan does not do it justice)and gold gilt lettering to front cover and spine; teg; contains 28 mounted, tipped in, colour plates, photographed from Persian life-studies by 2 Californian female photographers. Plates are in lovely condition Tissue guards are present, but a few of the early ones have tears. No handwriting eg names or inscriptions inside the book. A Little wear to the green cloth, but generally a very good copy.