Talinn Grigor, The Persian Revival: The Imperialism of the Copy in Iranian and Parsi Architecture (University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2021), 262 pp. incl. 75 b&w ills, ISBN 9780271089430, £71.95

single volume in 1827. Moreover, as an employee of Sir John Soane’s Museum, I was interested to note that Soane decided to take a pair of his first edition volumes and have them bound together in 1832. For practicality’s sake, the single volume containing both publications is a gem. Having said that, these publications have always been a costly proposition. When the first editions of both Palmyra and Baalbek were offered to subscribers before publication, the cost was three guineas each. Even second-hand, Soane bought one of his five first edition copies in 1808 for £2.2s. Just like the original subscribers, the modern reader must dig deeply into their purse to partake of these delights from the comfort of their own home. Either that or visit their library.