Lot 246
  • 246

Macgregor, Charles Metcalfe

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Narrative of a Journey through the Province of Khorassan and on the N.W. Frontier of Afghanistan in 1875. London: Wm. H. Allen, 1879
  • paper
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo (217 x 136mm.), half-titles, large folding map, 39 plates, illustrations, 2pp. adverts at end of vol.1, original blind-stamped blue cloth, occasional slight spotting, short tear in map, binding very slightly rubbed

Literature

Ghani p.233; Wilson p.132; Yakushi (1994) M30

Condition

the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
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Catalogue Note

Macgregor subsequently became head of the British Intelligence Department and an important figure in 'The Great Game'.