The Ship of Sulaimān John O’Kane 1972 HC DJ Persian Heritage Series Columbia Uni

The Ship of Sulaimān, translated by John O'Kane
Published 1972 by Columbia University Press, New York
Persian Heritage Series No. 11 — UNESCO Collection of Representative Works

This rare hardcover volume includes the original dust jacket and is part of the respected Persian Heritage Series, edited by Ehsan Yar-Shater. The book presents a key Persian diplomatic travel narrative from the 17th century, translated into English for the first time. Sponsored by UNESCO and the Pahlavi Foundation, this edition provides historical and literary insight into Persian-Thai relations.

Dust jacket is in excellent shape with mild sunning to the spine and light wear. Boards and pages are clean and unmarked aside from a discreet pencil price on the endpaper. Binding is tight.

A valuable title for collectors of Middle Eastern history, diplomatic travel writing, and out-of-print academic works.