Lot 156
Central Asia.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart) An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, 1 vol. bound in 2, first edition, 1815.
Hammer Price: £1,200
Description
Central Asia.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart) An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, 1 vol. bound in 2, first edition, engraved map in outline hand-colouring, 13 aquatint plates only (of 14), all but one hand-coloured (lacking frontispiece), all with small ink library stamp, errata leaf at end, some foxing and soiling, occasional staining, upper margin of 3Q2 torn away, large folding engraved map linen-backed and bound in separate vol., modern half morocco, map in modern matching morocco-backed cloth, [Abbey Travel 504; Tooley 209; Yakushi E63], 4to, 1815.
⁂ Elphinstone's account of his Mission to the Court of Shah Shuja-ul-Mulk, King of Kabul, the first full description of Afghanistan and it's people. Elphinstone was appointed British ambassador to the Afghan court in 1808.
Description
Central Asia.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart) An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, 1 vol. bound in 2, first edition, engraved map in outline hand-colouring, 13 aquatint plates only (of 14), all but one hand-coloured (lacking frontispiece), all with small ink library stamp, errata leaf at end, some foxing and soiling, occasional staining, upper margin of 3Q2 torn away, large folding engraved map linen-backed and bound in separate vol., modern half morocco, map in modern matching morocco-backed cloth, [Abbey Travel 504; Tooley 209; Yakushi E63], 4to, 1815.
⁂ Elphinstone's account of his Mission to the Court of Shah Shuja-ul-Mulk, King of Kabul, the first full description of Afghanistan and it's people. Elphinstone was appointed British ambassador to the Afghan court in 1808.