Austria. Akademische Druck-u. Verlagsanstalt. 1985. Profuse maps, xx + 859pp + unpaginated maps, index, appendix, glossary, dustjacket spine slightly sunned and worn at head and tail, edges lightly foxed and soiled, otherwise a very good hardback copy. 28 x 19cm. "Volume 6, Kabul and Southeast Afghanistan, gives a detailed description..... More
Austria. Akademische Druck-u. Verlagsanstalt. 1980. Volume 5 of The Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan. Profuse maps, xx + 667pp + unpaginated maps, index, appendix, glossary, endpapers cellotape stained in two places, dustjacket spine slightly sunned and worn at extremities, edges a trifle marked, otherwise good hardback copy. 28 x...... More
London. Smith, Elder. 1862. 8 full page chromolithographs, xv + 480pp, appendix, neat ex-Parliamentary library gilt stamp at foot of spine but no other library markings. Half calf binding, marbled paper covered boards and endpapers. Errata slip present. Leather on spine darkened and somewhat crazed, endpapers, tissue guards and adjacent..... More
Calcutta. Thacker, Spink. 1880. 124pp, index, ex Parliamentary library, gilt library stamp upper cover and tail of spine but no other library markings, half morocco binding, marbled endpapers and edges. Spine worn particularly on raised bands and joints, marbled edges and endpapers, title page and first and last blanks foxed..... More
Paris. Beaux-arts magazine. 2002. Predominantly colour full page illustrations, 42pp, paperback covers some light wear in places, a very good copy otherwise. Publ. à l'occasion de l'exposition présentée à Paris, Musée des arts asiatiques-Guimet, 28 février-27 mai 2002. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 161658). More
London. Murray. 1843. 3rd Edition. Folding plan of the cantonment and the surrounding country with two small somewhat crudely repaired tears, xx + 330pp, appendix. Original blind stamped cloth, gilt pictorial upper cover, binding a little skewed, cloth torn with loss at head and tail of spine, lacks half title..... More
New York. Assouline. 2001. Map, profuse full page colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 80pp, chronology, bibliography. Dustjacket a little worn and faded otherwise in very good condition. "One of the world's most extraordinary artistic hybrids, the "Greco-Buddhist" art of the Gandhara region on India's northwestern frontier, emerged and..... More
Karachi. Oxford University Press. 1987. Fourth impression. Folding map, black and white illustrations by A.D. McCormick, xx + 658pp, dustjacket few small closed tears, now protected; some light foxing edges and front free endpapers, a good hardback copy. Originally published in 1896. (When referring to this item please quote stockid..... More
New York. Franklin Watts. 1990. First edition. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, 128 pp., index, bibliography, dustjacket a little faded and small tear at spine, covers bright and otherwise very good in hardback. "The Afghan Rebels is the story of Afghanistan from its occupation by Soviet troops in 1979..... More
London. The British Museum Press. 2011. Maps, coloured photographic illustrations, 303pp, bibliography, slight rubbing on extremities, very good paperback copy with French flaps. "Published to accompany a major exhibition at the British museum, this handsome volume focuses on the cultural significance of the objects as well as tekking the fascinating..... More
(Canberra). Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. 1983. Basic Paper, No. 15, 1983. Map, 48pp, quarto, little wear to paper wrappers, a good copy. Contents include: The Background to the Conflict; The Balance of Forces in Afghanistan; A Prognosis; Implications for the West and Australia. (When referring to this item..... More
Peshawar. Corporation of Frontier Press. 1980. Reprint. Folding maps, black and white illustrations, v + 104pp, bibliography, paperback covers little soiled and foxed, a good copy otherwise. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 161027). More
Tokyo: Kodansha International. 1970. Second printing. Maps, colour illustrations, 146pp, name penned in front free endpaper, embossed stamp of prior owner, a good paperback copy otherwise. This Beautiful World Vol. 7. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 161408). More
Karachi. Indus. [1975]. Reprint. Maps, black and white illustrations, 75pp, half-title damp stained and foxed, endpapers browned, dustjacket extremities worn with chipped edges and some damp staining, otherwise a sound copy. First published in 1932 in Norway. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 161383). More
London. Thames & Hudson. 1994. Illustrations mainly in colour, 315pp, notes, bibliography, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. 29 x 23.3cm. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 165660). More
London. Croom Helm. 1982. x + 296pp, notes, index, dustjacket spine sunned with minor tear head, inscription by Richard Barz: senior lecturer of Hindi & Urdu on front free-endpaper, a very good hardback copy. This book is a discussion about the Soviet Union and the context of its military action..... More
Kabul. Government Press. 1987. Black and white photographic illustrations, 47pp, 19.5 x 14.5cm. Lower free endpaper browned, barely visible staining affecting stapled wrappers and first pages, little worn and soiled, lower corner upper cover creased. Published by the government press of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in 1987, this book..... More
Kabul. Government Press. 1987. Black and white photographic illustrations, 47pp, 19.5 x 14.5cm. Horizontal crease showing lightly throughout, soiling and minor wear covers. Published by the government press of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in 1987, this book recounts Charles Thornton's involvement with the Taliban or Mujahideen. He was killed..... More
