A journal of the disasters in Afghanistan, 1841-2

by Sale, Florentia

$250 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

London: John Murray, 1843. Seventh thousand, 12mo, pp. xvi, 451, 1 , 4; 2 engraved maps 1 folding ; later quarter tan calf over marbled paper boards; raised bands, spine in 6 compartments with black morocco label in 1; light foxing in text, bookplate and signature of James Mead, Curator Emeritus of Marine Mammals at the Smithsonian on endpapers; text lightly spotted, else near fine. In 1842 Lady Sale was taken captive by Akbar Khan, and after nine months was

• Binding: Leather

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