Report on the Proceedings of the Pamir Boundary Commission
Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. 99 pp, 47 plates, photogravures and text ill. Two folding maps in rear pocket. Large format. Historical notes, general geographical description, natural history, zoology of the Pamirs. Early and exhaustive report that finally gave a boundary to the Pamir Mountain range. VG (corners rolled otherwise vg+. Rare, supposedly only 250 copies printed. Original gilt and blindstamped covers. Two errata sheets. This is a presentation copy from the Government of India in 1897 to the Royal United Service Institution with their engraved presentation bookplate (they later disposed of it). Very Good. Item #3998
Price: $10,000.00