1896 KARIFS of HINDU-KUSH by GEORGE ROBERTSON antique ILLUSTRATED AFGHANISTAN

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Title: 1896 KARIFS of HINDU-KUSH by GEORGE ROBERTSON antique ILLUSTRATED AFGHANISTAN

Description: Robertson, Sir George Scott.
The Kafirs of The Hindu-Kush.
Illustrated by A. D. McCormick.
Lawrence & Bullen. London, 1896
1st Edition.

A fascinating and in-depth account of the region of Kafiristan, today modern day Afghanistan.
Written in the late nineteenth-century by Sir George Scott Robertson (a British agent), he provides one of the only first-hand accounts of this region during this time period.
This work includes accounts of Chitral, Kamdesh, Bragamatal, and more, along with many observations of the Kafir people.

xvii, 658 pp.
Size 6 3/4 by 9 3/4 inches
Illustrated in b/w, with folding map
Original embossed cloth. Untrimmed edges.
wear and discoloration to the binding, very good interior
Text in English
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1896 KARIFS of HINDU-KUSH by GEORGE ROBERTSON antique ILLUSTRATED AFGHANISTAN

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