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Afghanistan.
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- A collection of 27 volumes, including:
- paper
Eyre, Sir Vincent and Lady Sale. Portraits of the Cabul Prisoners. [c.1843], 4to (272 x 220mm.), 31 hand-coloured lithographed plates (of 32, all but one about 160 x 105mm., or vice-versa; one folding), mounted on card, captioned in ink on the card, loose as issued in original cloth portfolio, title “Portraits of the Cabul Prisoners” on morocco label on upper cover, [Bobbins 240 (with 32 plates); not in Abbey; BL has copies with 29, 31 and 32 plates and copies seem to vary], a few mounts slightly spotted, portfolio with some tears and wear
Sale, Lady. A Journal of the Disasters in Afghanistan, 1841-2. 1843, 8vo, 2 plans, adverts at end, advert slip at beginning to “Portraits of the Cabul Prisoners”, original cloth gilt, new endpapers, binding slightly worn and faded
Masson, C. Narrative of various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan, and the Panjab. 1842, 3 volumes, 8vo, half-titles, 6 lithographed plates, illustrations, original cloth, plates spotted, bindings slightly worn, spines faded, 2 vol. rebacked retaining original spines
Shadbolt, S.H. The Afghan Campaigns of 1878-1880. 1882, 2 volumes, 4to, 21 photographic plates, 6 maps and plans, cloth
Wilson, H.H. Ariana antiqua. A descriptive account of the antiquities and coins of Afghanistan. 1841, 4to, folding engraved map, 36 engraved or lithographed plates, contemporary half calf, bookplate of the Palestine Exploration Fund and signature of Sir Charles Warren, some spotting and damp-staining, rebacked retaining part of original spine
and 19 others (list available from the Book Dept. or see online at Sothebys.com); the lot sold as a collection, not subject to return
Sale, Lady. A Journal of the Disasters in Afghanistan, 1841-2. 1843, 8vo, 2 plans, adverts at end, advert slip at beginning to “Portraits of the Cabul Prisoners”, original cloth gilt, new endpapers, binding slightly worn and faded
Masson, C. Narrative of various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan, and the Panjab. 1842, 3 volumes, 8vo, half-titles, 6 lithographed plates, illustrations, original cloth, plates spotted, bindings slightly worn, spines faded, 2 vol. rebacked retaining original spines
Shadbolt, S.H. The Afghan Campaigns of 1878-1880. 1882, 2 volumes, 4to, 21 photographic plates, 6 maps and plans, cloth
Wilson, H.H. Ariana antiqua. A descriptive account of the antiquities and coins of Afghanistan. 1841, 4to, folding engraved map, 36 engraved or lithographed plates, contemporary half calf, bookplate of the Palestine Exploration Fund and signature of Sir Charles Warren, some spotting and damp-staining, rebacked retaining part of original spine
and 19 others (list available from the Book Dept. or see online at Sothebys.com); the lot sold as a collection, not subject to return
Catalogue Note
The others in this lot are as follows:
Yate, C.E. Northern Afghanistan, or Letters from the Afghan Boundary Commission, 1888
Sykes, P. A History of Afghanistan, 2 vol., 1940
Noyce, F. England, India and Afghanistan, 1902
Kaye, J.W. History of the War in Afghanistan, 2 vol., 1851
Outram, J. Rough Notes of the Campaign in Sinde and Affghanistan in 1838-9, 1840
MacMunn, G. Afghanistan from Darius to Amanullah, 1929
Mitford, R.C.W. To Caubul with the Cavalry Brigade… second edition, 1881
Taylor, S. Memoranda extracted from the correspondence respecting Afghanistan and Hansard’s parliamentary debates, 1878
Atkinson, J. The Expedition into Afghanistan, 1842
Thornton, E. and A. Leaves from and Afghan Scrapbook, 1910
Ferrier, J.P. History of the Afghans, 1858
Khan, Mohummud Abdullah. The Life of Abdur Rahman, Amir of Afghanistan, 2 vol., presentation copy, 1901 (one binding very worn)
Aitchison, J.E.T. Notes on the Products of Western Afghanistan and of North-Eastern Persia, 1890
Causes of the Afghan War, being a selection of the papers laid before Parliament, 1879
Tate, G.P. The Frontiers of Baluchistan. Travels on the borders of Persia and Afghanistan, 1909
Wild, R. Amanullah ex King of Afghanistan. 1932
The additional books in this lot are sold not subject to return
Yate, C.E. Northern Afghanistan, or Letters from the Afghan Boundary Commission, 1888
Sykes, P. A History of Afghanistan, 2 vol., 1940
Noyce, F. England, India and Afghanistan, 1902
Kaye, J.W. History of the War in Afghanistan, 2 vol., 1851
Outram, J. Rough Notes of the Campaign in Sinde and Affghanistan in 1838-9, 1840
MacMunn, G. Afghanistan from Darius to Amanullah, 1929
Mitford, R.C.W. To Caubul with the Cavalry Brigade… second edition, 1881
Taylor, S. Memoranda extracted from the correspondence respecting Afghanistan and Hansard’s parliamentary debates, 1878
Atkinson, J. The Expedition into Afghanistan, 1842
Thornton, E. and A. Leaves from and Afghan Scrapbook, 1910
Ferrier, J.P. History of the Afghans, 1858
Khan, Mohummud Abdullah. The Life of Abdur Rahman, Amir of Afghanistan, 2 vol., presentation copy, 1901 (one binding very worn)
Aitchison, J.E.T. Notes on the Products of Western Afghanistan and of North-Eastern Persia, 1890
Causes of the Afghan War, being a selection of the papers laid before Parliament, 1879
Tate, G.P. The Frontiers of Baluchistan. Travels on the borders of Persia and Afghanistan, 1909
Wild, R. Amanullah ex King of Afghanistan. 1932
The additional books in this lot are sold not subject to return