A Journal of the Disasters in Afghanistan 1841-2
London. John Murray. 1843. Stock ID #223669 "...Taken hostage by Akbar Khan after the massacre in the Khurd Kabul Pass, along with her daughter Alexandrina Sturt and newly born granddaughter, she nursed her son-in-law, Lieutenant John Sturt, after he was mortally wounded, and made certain that he received a Christian burial...She was twice wounded and had a bullet in her wrist. Fortunately, she had kept by her the diary she had begun at Kabul in September 1841, which provided a graphic account of the siege, retreat, and her imprisonment as a hostage... After the publication in 1843 [of this work] Lady Sale became the heroine of the hour, renowned for her courage..." [ODNB] When referring to this item please quote stockid 223669.
2 maps (1 folding), xvi + 451pp. + 12pp. (publisher's advertisements), original blind-stamped cloth with gilt vignette to the front board and gilt-lettered spine, with the binder's ticket of Remnant & Edmonds, 20.8 x 13cms, backstrip chipped and sunned, the boards a little faded, scant spotting and browning, occasional pencilled marginalia, neat previous owner's name to the front free endpaper, in good condition.
Price: $650.00 AU