Cabool

London: John Murray, 1843. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo, xii, 398 pages. In Good condition. Spine is brown with gold print on dark brown banner, raised bands. Boards half bound with brown leather to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards. Light wear to spine caps, corners and edges, toning to spine, light shelf wear. Text block has tinted… Read more about this item

Hardback. 1985. and Residence in that City, in the Years 1836, 7 & 8. 414pp, 9 plates ills. (John Murray 1841) facsimile reprint Time Life, 1987. All edge gilt, very good. .

London: John Murray, Albemarle Street. Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street, 1842. 8vo. (8 11/16 x 5 1/2 inches). First edition. [a2] b4 B-2C8. [i]-xii [1]-398 [2] [1]-8. 420 pp. Frontispiece, Title, Dedication to James Burnes, Preface, Contents, Author portrait, Chapters I-XI. Appendices I-VI, Erratum, Publishers advertisements. 12 plates: engraved author portrait, 9 lithograph plates, including 2… Read more about this item

Time-Life, 1983. Hardcover. As New. ISBN . All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in a reasonable condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is… Read more about this item

Amsterdam, Time-Life Books B.V. z.j.. Original publisher's artificial brown leather hardback, gilt lettering spine and frontcover, red ornamentation spine and frontcover, gilt edged, yellow coloured ribbon, thick 8vo: frontispiece, xij, portrait Burnes, 298pp., illustrations, 2 folded illustrations, tables, maps, notes, bibliographical notes, appendices, table of contents. Very fine copy - as new. Volume Classics of Exploration. Facsimile… Read more about this item

Lahore : The Govt. of West Pakistan. Second Ed. Trade Paperback. Very Good/None.

London, John Murray, 1843. . Second edition. 8vo, xii, 398 pp., engraved portrait, 11 plates including 7 lithographs contemporary polished calf gilt, green morocco lettering piece, light toning to tile and frontis., a very good copy. Account of Burnes' British commercial mission to the Court of the Emir of Kabul in 1837-38. The Mission was a failure… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New. The soldier, political agent and covert operative Alexander Burnes (1805-41) was stationed in Kabul at a time when British interference was greatly resented. He was murdered by a mob in 1841, and this account of his journey to and time in the Afghan capital was published posthumously in 1842.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.