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ELPHINSTONE, MOUNTSTUART. 1779-1859. An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India; Comprising A View of the Afghaun Nation, and A History of the Dooraunee Monarchy. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, and J. Murray, 1815.
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ELPHINSTONE, MOUNTSTUART. 1779-1859.
An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India; Comprising A View of the Afghaun Nation, and A History of the Dooraunee Monarchy. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, and J. Murray, 1815. 4to, 3/4 calf over contemporary marbled boards, title and author gilt to red label on spine, two maps (one large folding as frontispiece), 14 aquatints (13 of them hand-colored), pages uncut, in custom clamshell case. Covers rubbed, corners lightly bumped, occasional foxing. Bookplate and slip for subscription lending library, dated 1816, on pastedown and ffep.





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