Tableau du Royaume de Caboul, et de ses Dépendances dans la Perse, la Tartarie et l'Inde Offrant les Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de cet Empire
by Elphinstone, Mountstuart (1779-1859)
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About This Item
Paris: Nepveu, 1817. Three volumes, complete. Period full calf, black morocco gilt title labels, gilt decorations, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. (5 1/4" x 3 1/2"), 13.5 cm. pp. xiliv, 189 (3); (4) 222 (2); (4) 223 (1); illustrated with 14 finely colored, copper plate engraving, including frontispieces. French text. Translated from the English by M. Breton. An account of the kingdom of Cabul, and its dependencies in Persia, Tartary and India offering the customs, uses and customes of this empire. Showing light general wear, repair to head vol. 2, internally clean and tight. An attractive copy of a scarce french printing of Elphinstone's work. Size: 24mo. Leather. Very Good.
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- Title
- Tableau du Royaume de Caboul, et de ses Dépendances dans la Perse, la Tartarie et l'Inde Offrant les Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de cet Empire
- Author
- Elphinstone, Mountstuart (1779-1859)
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Nepveu
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1817
- Keywords
- COSTUMES; INDIA; PERSIA; CABUL; TARTARY
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- Leather Bound Books;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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