Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 4589. Estimate $100.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2006.  Sold For $250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Curzon, Robert. Armenia: A Year at Erzeroom, and on the Frontiers of Russia, Turkey, and Persia.(London, 1854). xiv, 253 pages, 8 engraved illustrations, fold-out map. A rare early travelogue of Armenia and the Caucasus region; sales records of over $500 have been noted for even poorly preserved copies. Faded burgundy pressed board covers with gilt and blindstamped decoration. Fair condition, spine torn and re-glued, covers dirty and bumped, interior clean. ($100)