RICH, Claudius James (1787-1820) Narrative of a Journey to the Site of Babylon in 1811... London: Duncan and Malcolm, 1839.8vo (217 x 135 mm). Half-title, 26 engraved or lithographic plates, woodcuts and maps, some double-page or folding. (Old tape repairs, short tear to map on verso.) Publisher's cloth, (spine defective, wear and fading to boards, discreet library label). FIRST EDITION. Includes a memoir on the ruins, with engravings from the original sketches by the author, remarks on the topography of Ancient Babylon, and a narrative of a journey to Persepolis.