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AFGHANISTAN AND THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN DISPUTE: An Account of Russia's Advance Toward
by RODENBOUGH, Theo F
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
New York 1885, Putnam's. Green pictoral cloth, covers dull 139p., 3 b.w. fold-out maps,23 b.w. plates and plans, index, pocket folding map 53 x 42 cm., extra clean ex-library copy no external marks "withdrawn book plate" brilliantly clean ! SUBTITLE: cont. Military Resources of the Powers Concerned. * Rodenbough, was a British Brigadier General, who wrote several important books on the Civil War. In this work he summarizes the developing drama in Afghanistan that eventually ended in a huge catastrophe for the British. * A fascinating primary resource. The British and Russians were in much conflict and competition for Central Asia in the 19th century. This work outlines some part of that conflict. * CONDITION: This rare work is bound in the original pictorial green cloth, the covers are a fairly clean and the bindings are tight and solid, there is a bit of usual wear to the spine head/tail, and minor wear to the corners and a couple scuffs to the edges. The contents are clean and without any issues. This work is complete with all plates, maps and folding maps called for in the list of plates and maps. All in all a very good plus copy. * .
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- Rare Oriental Book Company, ABAA, ILAB - AN ART AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY
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- Title
- AFGHANISTAN AND THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN DISPUTE: An Account of Russia's Advance Toward
- Author
- RODENBOUGH, Theo F
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- China: Social Science, Eclectic, All Subjects & Disciplines [no Art]; Central Asia: Eclectic References On The Region; India: Items About The Country, People & Culture, All Disciplines; Foreigners In China: All Periods;
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