The Afghan Wars, 1839-42 and 1878-80

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896 Gilt-stamped orange-brown cloth, 1st Thus, minimally ex-library, stamped 'Property of the United States Army' to front & rear pastedowns, call letters to rear pastedown & spine, binding & hinges tight pages clean & unfoxed, 4 tissue-guarded portrait plates & 4 miltary plan plates intact & in nice shape, boards show light edge wear &… Read more about this item

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892, First American edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, gilt cover decoration, spine ends frayed, joints with short tear, else very good, interior clean. . 8vo [20.5 x 14.5 cm]; [viii], 337, [vi, ads] pp, 4 plates including frontis portrait, 5 plans/maps, index. . A detailed account of the… Read more about this item

London: Seeley And Co., Limited, 1892. Second Edition. 8vo. pp. 4 p.l., 337 + [4]ads. 4 photogravure portraits & 5 plans. original gilt-stamped cloth

London: Seeley & Co., 1892. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. orig. dec. cloth 337pp., frontis., b/w pls., maps, plans, index, All plates & maps present. Boards very worn & front hinge weak, contents shaken o/w complete copy of ForbeÕs classic account of the Afghan debacles. Reading copy only

New York 1892, Scribner's. Brown cloth, very clean, crisp copy, 337p., index, portrait, 9 plans & illustrations.SCARCE A clear account of the first war: march to Cabul, occuation, beginning of the end, road to ruin, catastrophe, siege and defense of Jellalabad, retribution & rescue. Second war: the first campaign, opening of the 2nd campaign, lull before the storm, defensive Sherpur,… Read more about this item

London: Seeley and Co, 1896. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo.. Maroon boards with gilt lettering to front and spine, and the crest of Dollar Instittution on the front board. Edges are bumped. Prize bookplate on fep dated 1898. Hinges are loosening. Pages are age tanned but clean. Slight rippling. Some pages remain uncut. Portraits and plans, the frontispiece of Sir… Read more about this item

Tight copy, lightly if read but has light stains on bottom page edges, otherwise very light outer wear.

London: Seeley and co, 1896. Third edition (hardback). 8vo (20cm by 14cm), vii, 337pp. 4 portrait plates, 5 plans. Original brown cloth, gilt titling to the front board and the spine. Please note that many of the pages are unopened, there is a bookplate to the front pastedown and some foxing to the edges of the… Read more about this item

London: Seeley and Co., 1892. First edition. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. 614 8vo. Half leather on brown cloth-covered boards, marbled end papers and edges to text block, gilt titles to spine, illustrated with portraits (at least one clearly engraved from a photograph) and plans, 337 pages. Condition notes: Front joint frayed but holding, boards and leather rubbed, some foxing/spotting… Read more about this item

Darf Publishers. Used - Very Good. 1987. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Minor rubbing and edge wear to dj; age-toning to flaps. Minor shelf wear to boards. Else a bright, clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: Military History & Exploration).

London: Seeley and Co., Limited, 1892. Leather. Good. 10" by 6.5". Not Stated. A scarce to see limited large paper copy of this interesting study on the First and Second Afghan Wars from 1839 to 1880, an illustrated account. A large paper copy, limited to 200 copies, of which this is numbered 105.Archibald Forbes' insightful study on… Read more about this item

Hardback. New. The Afghan Wars of 1839-1842 and 1878-1880 were the direct result of Russian and British Imperial designs for the expansions of the respective spheres of influence. Archibald Forbes' book is a recognised scholarly history of those wars.

Paperback / softback. New.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Afghan Wars 1839-42 And 1878-80.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80.

Hardback. New.

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Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.