Empson (Ralph Horatio Woolnough), born 1894

(23 cm), 235 pp., frontispiece and 5 plates. Publisher’s black cloth, title in gilt on spine, blind panelling to the front board (no dust jacket issued). - The faith, rites and customs of the Yezidi tribes of Iraq, worshippers of Melak Taus, “The Peacock Angel”. According to the appended commentary by Sir Richard Carnac Temple (1850-1931), the Yezidi are really extremists (Ghulât) of the Shi’a Muslim sect. There are several clear photographs, together with a plan of the temple of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir. ¶ Owner’s inscription in ink on endpaper: Chas. M. Hollingham; occasional neat annotation. Bookseller’s label: Thornton & Sons, Booksellers, 11 The Broad, Oxford. Good copy.