A Peep into Toorkisthan.
Book Description
First edition. 8vo., 238pp., folding lithographed frontispiece, 3 lithographed plates, large folding map of the region around Cabul, original green blindstamped cloth gilt, neat repairs to extremities, an excellent copy.
Dealer Notes
Rare. “The author, an English officer based at Kabul, obtained leave to accompany his friend, Lieutenant Sturt, on a mission to survey and map the mountain passes of the Hindu Kush in the summer of 1840. An account of their travels and adventures.” - Ghani.
Author
BURSLEM, Captain Rollo.
Date
1846.
Binding
original green blindstamped cloth gilt
Publisher
Pelham Richardson,
Condition
Excellent
Pages
238
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