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Afghanistan--Anonymous
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800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description
- Description of Affghanistan and the Punjaub; with a narrative of the attempt to force the Khyber Pass; an account of the troops assembled at Peshawur. Taunton: for private circulation, by F. May, 1842
- paper
FIRST EDITION, 8vo (185 x 110mm.), pp. [i]-xi, [3]-114, original green cloth, printed label on spine
Literature
Not found in COPAC or Worldcat
Condition
a good copy
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
VERY RARE. Written anonymously in the aftermath of the disastrous retreat from Kabul in early 1842, the author makes a plea in his preface, "if [the book] is to be circulated among our friends, I shall avail myself of the opportunity to enlist their kind sympathies on behalf of the thousands of sufferers in Affghanistan, for whom subscriptions are now being raised, in this country and in India; and who do, indeed, stand in the extremest need of our assistance... Out of 13,000 of our people in Caubul, but few have escaped the sword of the Affghan, and the rigour of the climate..."