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ELPHINSTONE (MOUNTSTUART)
An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India; Comprising a View of the Afghan Nation and A History of the Dooraunee Monarchy, FIRST EDITION, Longman, 1815

15 June 2016, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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ELPHINSTONE (MOUNTSTUART)

An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India; Comprising a View of the Afghan Nation and A History of the Dooraunee Monarchy, FIRST EDITION, 14 aquatint plates (13 hand-coloured), 2 engraved maps (one large folding, both hand-coloured in outline), errata slip, modern half calf [Abbey Travel 504; Colas 960; Lipperheide 1483], 4to, Longman, 1815

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Elphinstone's important account of Afghanistan, the Punjab and the north-west, based on his own 1808 mission to Kabul and information provided by other nineteenth century visitors to the region, "continued to inform British policy on the north-western frontier until the 1840s" (ODNB). The fine costume plates, drawn after Robert Grindlay and local Indian artists, are described by Abbey as being "of excellent quality".

Provenance: Royal Institution of Great Britain, stamp on verso of title; Alan Carr, bookplate.

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