The Making of a Frontier
Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck, 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. 5 years experiences & adventures in Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Chitral and the easter Hindu-Just mountains. 292 pp, ill, folding map. Fine in like jacket. More
Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck, 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. 5 years experiences & adventures in Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Chitral and the easter Hindu-Just mountains. 292 pp, ill, folding map. Fine in like jacket. More
London: Archibald Constable, 1908. First. Hardcover. 352 pp, ill, large folding map. Biography of a legend in Central Asian history. VG in original bright red deco stamped cloth. Frontis loose, otherwise showing very little wear and quite attractive. More
London: Scholartis Press, 1928. First Ltd to 960 Copies. Hardcover. through Sikkim and Tibet to Chumolaori. 133 pp, ill. An interesting journey through Sikkim on Tibet over what was truly then (and today) an unfrequented highway. Near fine copy. One of only 960 copies. Non-authorial inscription on front free end..... More
New Delhi: Manjusri, 1969. Reprint (ltd to 1,000 copies). Hardcover. in October, November and December 1873. 93 pp. Author was the Deputy Commissioner for Darjeeling. VG+ Ltd ed reprint of 1,000 copies. Author travelled from Darjeeling through the mountains and valleys to Sikhim and then to the Tibetan frontier and..... More
NY: Macmillan, 1963. First. Hardcover. and the conquest of Bengal. 167 pp, ill. The British in Bengal from the founding of Calcutta to defeat of the Nawab and much in between. Near fine in vg dj. More
London: Cassell & Company, 1971. First. Hardcover. The travel of ideas, arts and inventions between Asia and the western world. 248 pp, ill. Near fine in like dj. More
NY: Taplinger, 1971. First American. Hardcover. The life and times of Shah Alam Emperor of Hindustan. 279 pp. Life of the Moghul Emperior who life mirrored that of British India in the 18th century. An engrossing historical narrative. Fine in like jacket. More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1969. First. Hardcover. 209 pp, ill. deco end papers.A vivid picture of the intrigue and the fighting and the evocation of the founding of an empire. VG+-near fine in vg+ dj. More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1975. First. Hardcover. 167 pp, ill. The secret agents of two empires and leaders of armies that never met. The general who dreamed of the conquest of India. Fine in near fine dj. More
New York: GP Putnam's Sons, 1967. First American. Hardcover. 216 pp. Concise survey history of imperialism and its effects. More
London: Oriental Translation Fund, 1831. First in English. Hardcover. written by his son. Abridged and translated from the Persia. Interesting biography of an important Indian resident, with much information compiled from other nawabs. Scarce. VG in original cloth, with a small amount of wormholing. More
Calcutta: W Newman, 1959. First. Hardcover. 130 pp, ill. folding map and some folding plates. Crammed full of information on Nepal. VG. More
London: Cassell & Company, 1965. First. Hardcover. The story of the Indian Army 1939-1945.392 pp. The triumphant swan song of the old Indian Army. VG+ in vg dj. More
New York: Ronald Press, 1956. First. Hardcover. 311 pp. End paper maps. Picture of the Middle East by one of the few foreigners that early on was invited by King Saud to Riyadh and who became friends with many Bedouins of the desert. Author was Christian Science Monitor Middle East..... More
London: Constable, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Fergusson, W. ADVENTURE SPORT AND TRAVEL ON THE TIBETAN STEPPES 1911 London 342 pp. Large foldout map, 80 Ill. Travel and hunting. Internally very nice and tight. Orig. pict. Orig. printed cloth. Corners bumped, hinges loose (but binding folding firm). While the copy is..... More
London: John Murray, 1856. First English. Hardcover. in Persia, Afghanistan, Turkistan and Beloochistan with historical notices of the countries lying between Russia and India. 534 pp, large folding map in rear. Travel throughout the area plus the latest accounts of atrocities by the natives. VG only in original red blindstamped..... More
London: John Murray, 1858. First English. Half Leather. 491 pp, large folding map in rear. One of the basic classics on the subject. VG in half leather binding over marbled boards. Almost no wear at corners nor at spine tips. An appealing copy. More
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1834. Second. Hardcover. from the earliest ages to the present time with a detailed view of its recources, government, population, natural history and the character of its inhabitants, particularly of the wanderings tribes including a description of Afghanistan and Beloochistan. 472 pp, ill, folding map, engraved..... More
London: Longman Hurst Reeds Orme Brown and Green, 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. in the years 1821 and 1822, including some account of the countries to the Northeast of Persia with remarks upon the general character, government and resources of that country. 623 pp, 148 pp appendix, tables, index. Large engraved..... More
London: Longman Hurst Reeds Orme Brown and Green, 1816. First Edition. Hardcover. with an appendix containing short notices on the geology and commerce of Persia. 384 pp. Another one of Fraser's journeys south of the Caspian Sea. Moderately foxed throughout. Small circular stamp on four early pages, stamp is under..... More
London: Wh Allen, 1971. First. Hardcover. 279 pp, ill. Russians against Turcomans, British vs Sikhs, Afghans in vendettas against each other and the mountain tribesman massacring their invaders from all over. Near fine in like dj. More
London: George Allen Unwin, 1978. First. Hardcover. from the Renaissance to the Victorian Era. Incl Varthema, Pitts, Niebuhr, Burton, Burckhardt, Palgrave, Guarmani, the Blunts, bibliography & notes. 308 pp, ill. Fine in like dj. More
London: Constable, 1934. First. Hardcover. letters from Central Asia. 261 pp, ill, large folding map in rear. Letters from both French sisters and Mildred Cable. VG. More
London: John Murray, 1823. First in English. Half Leather. to which are added the account of a journey into Persia in 1812 and an abridged history of Persia since the time of Nadir Shah. Translated from the French. 413 pp, ill with two maps (one folding) and engravings. Mr &..... More
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1971. First. Hardcover. 319 pp, ill. The East India company ruled over one fifth of the world's population and became the greatest military power in Asia. This is an interesting history of the Company - its rise and eventual fall. Fine in near fine jacket. More