Lot 16
H. W. Bellew, Journal of a political mission to Afghanistan. London 1862.
Estimate
€ 300
Starting Price
€ 200
Lot:
16
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
Henry Walter Bellew
Bellew, Henry Walter: Journal of a political mission to Afghanistan in 1857, under Major (now Colonel) Lumsden; with an account of the country and people. London: Smith, Elder and Co. 1862. 21,4 x 13,1 cm. With 8 tinted lithographs. XV pp., 1 unnumbered page, 480 pp. Modern blue half-linen with marbled covers.
(Wormholes running through the pages. Slightly tanned. The last page is stuck to the back.)
Yakushi (1994) B265. – In the first part, Bellew describes the country, its people and its history. In the second part, he describes the mission’s route, purpose and outcome. Library stamp ‘Peshawur Station Library’ on the half-title page, on the reverse of the frontispiece and on the section headings. Handwritten entry on the title page: ‘Pshawur Library 1876?’.
(Wormholes running through the pages. Slightly tanned. The last page is stuck to the back.)
Yakushi (1994) B265. – In the first part, Bellew describes the country, its people and its history. In the second part, he describes the mission’s route, purpose and outcome. Library stamp ‘Peshawur Station Library’ on the half-title page, on the reverse of the frontispiece and on the section headings. Handwritten entry on the title page: ‘Pshawur Library 1876?’.