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1966rif. 29747Philadelphia: J B Lippincott 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Hardbound 8vo in dustwrapper. 352 pp. Subheaded " A fascinating authentic record of conquest folly and intrigue leading to the revenge of the Afghans on the British military and governmental officals their wives and retainers in the terrifying retreat from Kabul in 1842." A handsome very good copy in dustwrapper. J B Lippincott hardcover books
rif. PF48Fourteen loose original albumen photographs ca. 171x123 cm 6 ¾ x 4 ¾ in mounted on ornamented cardboards. All photos with period Russian captions on the verso. Photos housed in a folder. Light soiling of the cardboards photos age-toned several photographs with small stains but overall a very good collection of strong interesting photos. Historically important collection of professional albumen photographs mostly documenting Mashhad Iran in the late 19th century and before the 1912 bombardment of the city. At the time Mashhad was a major political and commercial center under the Qajar dynasty. Owing to its proximity to Afghanistan and Russian Central Asia the city became a focal point of the Great Game between Britain and Russia. Following the establishment of the Russian consulate in Mashhad 1889 Russian consular guards Cossack escorts and military advisers appeared in the city to protect Russian subjects. In 1912 amid anti-Russian protests Russian Cossack forces heavily bombarded the city heavily damaging the Imam Reza Holy shrine complex and surrounding areas. As follows from the captions the photographer was of Russian origin and was likely on assignment related to the military interests of the empire in the region. The stiff ornamental mounts suggest that the photos were produced for official or presentation purposes possibly intended for consular archives a government report or as a gift to a high-ranking official. The collection contains 14 photographs of mostly Mashhad including four well-executed early views of the pre-bombarded Imam Reza Holy Shrine. The images show a general view of the crowded shrine the arch and courtyard with horses and an archway guarded by armed soldiers. Another important photo depicts the interior of the nearby Gawhar-Shad Mosque with three Russian soldiers posing on the pulpit. Especially interesting is an image of the British Consulate entrance established in the city in 1889 The consulate was closed in 1911 following the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 which divided Persia into spheres of influence. Despite thorough research no other photographs of the consulate have been found online. Other identified photographs from Mashhad include the Persian artillery barracks with cannons in the yard and the entrance to the governor’s palace showing a dozen militaries and civilians posing for the photo. The collection also includes at least two photographs from Afghanistan depicting the crowded “Tehran Gate” with locals in traditional attire passing through and the “New Afghan Gate” with armed soldiers facing the camera. Among four unidentified photographs are “Igda” possibly “Eedgah” Kandahar Aghanistan “Kochan” possibly Kashan Iran the “Ergov” gates and the “Bank Gates” with Kazak soldiers guarding the entrance. Overall historically important collection of professional albumen photographs mostly documenting Mashhad Iran in the late 19th century and before the 1912 bombardment of the city. hardcover
rif. 102631London n.p. 1895. . Broadside on japan paper 42 x 32.5 cm. decorative borders with Japanese motifs enclosing details of the procession. light wear to edges and corners a well preserved example. The Shahzada Nasrullah Khan spent several months in England deputising for his father Emir Abdur Rahman Khan who had intended to visit Queen Victoria but had fallen ill. The visit was part of the new rapprochement between Afghanistan and Great Britain after the end of the British occupation of Afghanistan in 1880 which saw Abdur Rahman Khan installed as head of state. Strange though it might seem to have the broadsheet printed with Japanese illustrations on the surround it was a stock sheet used for various programmes and reflects the British fascination with Orientalism at the time. London, n.p. 1895. unknown
1878rif. 166983London & Simla: 1878-82. Confidential India Office archive revealing British decision-making in the final phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War An exceptional archive of confidential India Office and Government of India papers this collection offers an unusually detailed view of the diplomatic and bureaucratic manoeuvring that accompanied the final stages of the Second Anglo-Afghan War and the negotiation of Britain's withdrawal. Bringing together Foreign Department memoranda from Simla Cabinet papers printed at the Foreign Office and India Office material that seldom survives outside official files it reconstructs policy formation across two administrations and two continents. Running through the papers is the early career of Reginald Baliol Brett later 2nd Viscount Esher who became private secretary to Lord Hartington in 1878. As Hartington and the new Liberal government sought to reverse Lord Lytton's "forward" policy and disengage from Afghanistan the India Office and the Government of India frequently disagreed over strategy intelligence and the limits of influence. The archive captures these tensions vividly and shows Brett learning to operate as an assertive intermediary whose probing questionnaires marginalia and attempts to synthesize rival views already marked him out as a rising - and at times unsettling - force within the department. The documentary foundation of the dossier lies in A. W. Moore's two major surveys of Afghan affairs annotated by Brett and widely regarded as the most authoritative India Office narratives of the conflict. These are complemented by a sequence of extremely restricted Simla-printed papers and a run of Cabinet memoranda from Thomas Harrison's private press together charting the shift from aggressive frontier ambition to the more pragmatic Liberal policy of withdrawal and the recognition of Abdur Rahman as Amir. High-level submissions by Hartington Ripon and Evelyn Baring illuminate the arguments over the retention of Kandahar and Pishin while the "Aide-Mémoire" on negotiations with Abdur Rahman documents the decisive recalibration of British aims. Other materials probe the immediate crises of the war: memoranda assessing Yakub Khan's responsibility for the Kabul Residency attack; correspondence among Griffin Stewart and Lyall on the deteriorating northern situation; and the substantial "Very Confidential" dossier of Russian correspondence between General von Kaufmann and Shere Ali which exposes the diplomatic pressures of the "Great Game". Operational detail appears in the viceroy's secret telegrams of early 1880 field reports from Kandahar and Kabul Wilson's military sketch of the campaign and manuscript troop returns. Among the most revealing personal items is General Charles Gordon's autograph draft of a letter to The Times opposing the retention of Kandahar heavily revised and ultimately suppressed by Brett who feared it would damage Gordon's standing. His decision and later grief at Gordon's death lend an unexpected human dimension to a collection otherwise dominated by official policy and statecraft. Only a handful of the documents can be traced in institutional collections and few survive in private hands. Gathered here in a coherent sequence with close associations they provide a rare high-resolution record of how British officials interpreted the war navigated clashing doctrines and personalities and ultimately engineered their exit from Afghanistan. A full list of the contents is available on request. Folio 339 x 215 mm comprising 37 printed and manuscript items: full listing with titles paginations and outline content given in the note. Contemporary light olive brown diagonal zigzag-grain cloth boards rebacked and cornered in brownish orange morocco in the mid-20th century red morocco label original moderate bluish green endpapers retained matching linen hinges. Esher armorial bookplate. Cloth starting to lift a little from the edges of spine; contents variably browned margins a little fragile in places with a few consequent chips and splits one title page torn across and neatly repaired with archival tape: overall very good. James Lees-Milne The Enigmatic Edwardian: The Life of Reginald 2nd Viscount Esher 1986. hardcover
rif. 107237London HMSO; Harrison and Sons 1878-1881. . First editions; two volumes containing fifteen works 4to 33 x 21.5 cm; bookplates to pastedowns a occasional small chips to upper margin otherwise internally fine; first volume in half red morocco cloth boards gilt lettering to flat spine minor wear to extremities but otherwise a very good copy; second volume in half blue calf cloth boards gilt spine with gilt morocco lettering piece all edges gilt slight wear a little chipping to head and foot of spine shelf mark to spine otherwise a very good copy; vi 266; ii 27; 17; 37; 6; 9; 87; 14; 8; 31; 4; 14; iv 107; 87; v 165pp. A collection of fifteen works of government correspondence and dispatches charting the British relationship with Afghanistan and by extension Russia from 1863 to 1881 culminating in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The 'Central Asian Question' the Great Game saw its denouement play out in the Second Anglo-Afghan War and following boundary negotiations in the 1880s and 90s. The letters and despatches contained in these works contain an enormous amount of detail about the politics economics and diplomacy of Britain and Afghanistan in this period in particular the war years of 1879-1881. Important figures such as James Bruce Sir Henry Rawlinson John Lawrence Henry Marion Durand Lord Mayo Robert Napier Edward Bulwer-Lytton Granville Leveson-Gower and Spencer Cavendish all penned or put their name to the letters and despatches in these volumes and reveal the attitudes of the British government at the time. What perhaps stands out the most is the fragility of the British temperament in regards to either real or imagined Russian influence in Afghanistan and the constant shuffling of Amirs in a vain attempt to turn Afghanistan into a puppet state. Although the military actions of the Second Anglo-Afghan War were considered successful by the British Government deposing Yaqub Khan and his brother Ayub Khan from the throne it was also vastly expensive to the tune of nearly 20 million pounds and did not result in any territorial gains or subjugation of the region. The owner who bound the first volume titled the spine 'Afghanistan Betrayed by Lord Beaconsfield to Russia'. This is a strong statement considering Afghanistan preserved its independence and status as a buffer zone following the evacuation of Kandahar and Afghanistan by the British Army. It is an even stronger statement given that the trigger of the conflict Britain's retaliation to Afghanistan hospitality to Russian envoys is widely understood to have been the Viceroy of India Lord Lytton's doing and in direct opposition to orders from Disraeli himself. Perhaps the accusation speaks most to the accentuated fears around Russia and the decline of the influence of the British Empire. London, HMSO; Harrison and Sons, 1878-1881. hardcover
1958rif. 180912Kabul: Bureau of Afghan Publicity Cultural Relations Office Department of Press and Information 1958. First edition of this guide to Mohammad Zahir Shah's modernizing state with chapters on politics and diplomacy industry mineral deposits and many other topics. In the year of publication Prime Minister Daoud Khan became the first Afghan to address to the US Congress and President Eisenhower made a formal visit in 1959. Octavo. With 24 photographic half-tone plates. Original illustrated card wrappers wire-stitched as issued front cover lettered in black and with green half-tone illustrations. Occasional contemporary green ink marks in margin. Covers marked contents evenly toned: very good. unknown
1901rif. 129882Dehra Dún: Office of the Trigonometrical Branch Survey of India 1901. Rare and superb Great Game map of Afghanistan Rare and striking wall map of Afghanistan dated June 1901 compiled under the orders of the Surveyors General of India Major-General Charles Strahan 1895-99 and Colonel St. George Corbet Gore 1899-1904: an online search of institutional libraries records copies at just 3 institutional libraries world-wide British Library Wisconsin and Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Included is a useful list of "Additional Authorities Consulted" among them maps of Karataghin and Darwaz 1882 by the Russian military topographer P. E. Kossiakoff Kafiristan 1884 by Surgeon-Major G. S. Robertson "Map illustrating the Havildar's and the Mulla's Routes in Wakhan Kolab and Darwaz by Captain H. Trotter RE" 1876 Henry Trotter was part of the Forsyth Mission of 1873-74 Routes in Persia 1893 by Sir Percy Sykes four Russian maps two of the Trans-Caspian "sources of the Amu Dariya" the Oxus "Tehran Askabad &c" and the Pamirs and Upper Oxus Regions 1894 by Ney Elias 1844-1897 an important figure in the Great Game. The present copy has a number of interesting contemporary annotations showing a certain familiarity with the country some in red and blue pencil underlining place names other pencillings connecting towns and the frequent use of a discreet symbol in purple ink that we have not been able to identify but may be the location of way points or sangars temporary fortified positions established by the British; alternatively they may show known or suspected positions of Afghan tribesmen. The most prominent annotation is the manuscript addition of the name "Jani Khel" and an arrow pointing to the area on the map marked as Katawaz the Pashto name for the town of Zarghun Shar but also the plain to the south of the town. It was a raid by Waziri Mahsuds on the flocks of the Jani Khel tribe that precipitated the Mahsud Blockade of 1900-02; the official report of operations notes that a garrison of sepoys was stationed at Jani Khel. "The blockade came into force on 1 December 1900. To enforce the blockade intended to prevent the Mashuds having any contact outside their tribal area a line of posts was established between Bannu highlighted here in red pencil and Dera Ismail Khan. Some eight battalions of infantry two regiments of cavalry and four sections of mountain artillery were initially employed. Some payments of the fine imposed by the British were made but outrages still continued troops and Militia were killed and rifles and mail stolen. Originally the blockade had been seen as a relatively cheap alternative to a punitive expedition but after twelve months results were meagre and recourse was had in November 1901 to a number of small mobile columns. the columns harassed the Mahsuds from all directions simultaneously destroying defences capturing men and cattle and destroying grain and crops. The tribe eventually sued for peace in January 1902. It was a sad commentary on British policy that no better method could be found to curb Mahsud intransigence" Brian Robson Crisis on the Frontier: The Third Afghan War and the Campaign in Waziristan 1919-1920 2004 pp. 159-60. Large coloured heliozincographed wall map 4 sheets 1285 x 1615 mm dissected into 50 panels and mounted on linen brass suspension rings at some time removed folding into a purplish-brown sand-grain cloth map case 263 x 172 mm paper cartouche label of Edward Stanford Long Acre. Case a little sunned only minor wear to extremities. Map in excellent condition. See C. Collin Davies The Problem of the North-West Frontier 1890-1908 Cambridge UP 1932; East India North-West Frontier: Mahsud-Waziri Operations London: HMSO 1902. hardcover
2013rif. 5794lMinistry of Defence Singapore. Very Good. Hardcover. 2013. 163 pages. Includes inscription and small badge on front end paper - from the Chief of Army Singapore Armed Forces Major General Ravinder Singh to the Vice Chief of Defence Force - New Zealand Defence Force Major General Timothy James Keating. Includes inscription and small badge on front end paper - from the Chief of Army Singapore Armed Forces Major General Ravinder Singh to the Vice Chief of Defence Force - New Zealand Defence Force Major General Timothy James Keating . . Ministry of Defence (Singapore) hardcover
2011rif. BN258342Taylor & Francis 2011. 2011. Afghanistan: to 2015 and Beyond Adelphi Text: english Afghanistan: to 2015 and Beyond Adelphi Text: english Afghanistan Krieg Politik USA - Dodge Toby Taylor & Francis unknown
rif. BN370387Akademische Druck- und Verlag-Anst. Schmuck in Afghanistan Hardcover Schmuck in Afghanistan Hardcover Schmuck in Afghanistan Hardcover Akademische Druck- und Verlag-Anst. hardcover
1988rif. BN502744CNRS Editions 1988. 1988. Softcover. Le fait ethnique en Iran et en Afghanistan Le fait ethnique en Iran et en Afghanistan Colloque international sur le fait ethnique en Iran et en Afghanistan 1985 : Iv Jean-Pierre Digard et Centre national de la recherche scientifique France CNRS Editions paperback
rif. BN607749Treasures from Afghanistan Postcard Book Jan 01 2009 Treasures from Afghanistan Postcard Book Jan 01 2009 Treasures from Afghanistan Postcard Book Jan 01 2009 unknown
rif. BN611285The Lovers: Wie zwei junge Liebende in Afghanistan zu Gejagten wurden: 6 CDs . The Lovers: Wie zwei junge Liebende in Afghanistan zu Gejagten wurden: 6 CDs . The Lovers: Wie zwei junge Liebende in Afghanistan zu Gejagten wurden: 6 CDs . unknown
1851rif. 2047AG1851. London & New York J & F. Tallis 1851. Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Plate Size: 33.7 cm x 26 cm. Sheet Size: 37.5 cm x 27.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition. John Tallis 7 November 1817 3 June 1876 was an English cartographic publisher. His company John Tallis and Company published views maps and atlases in London from roughly 1838 to 1851. Tallis set up as a publisher with Frederick Tallis in Cripplegate in 1842; the business moved to Smithfield in 1846 and was dissolved in 1849. From 1851 to 1854 Tallis operated as John Tallis and Company. He started The illustrated news of the world and national portrait gallery of eminent personages in 1858 selling it for £1370 in 1861; it folded in 1863. Wikipedia The most important project John Tallis undertook was the 'Illustrated Atlas' from 1851. The original map we offer here was part of this exceptional Atlas and all the maps it contained are still today considered as the last reminder of an era of lavish map production. Tallis worked the project together with John Rapkin 1815-1876 and it was Rapkin's style and talent that we have to thank for when we marvel at these maps today. What makes these maps so special is the detail of engraved vignettes that surround the map and often show indigenous scenes people in their environment and even more so historical buildings or historical views of towns and cities architecture and landscape. The project of 'The Illustrated Atlas' was designed to be finished just in time for the anxiously awaited "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations" or The Great Exhibition sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park London from 1 May to 11 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fairs exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century and it was a much anticipated event. The Great Exhibition was organized by Henry Cole and Prince Albert husband of the reigning monarch Queen Victoria. It was attended by numerous notable figures of the time including Charles Darwin Samuel Colt members of the Orléanist Royal Family and the writers Charlotte Brontë Charles Dickens Lewis Carroll George Eliot and Alfred Tennyson. Music for the opening was under the direction of Sir George Thomas Smart and the continuous music from the exhibited organs for the Queen's procession was "under the superintendence of William Sterndale Bennett". Wikipedia unknown
1980rif. biblio39406Boston: Management Science for Health 1980. New SoftCover. 8.9"x6.0". be33000. Management Science for Health paperback
1988rif. H-696-258CNRS Editions 1988. Paperback. Good. Former library book. Edition 1988. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. CNRS Editions paperback
1973rif. 1408488Ithaca: Cornell University Press 1973. Hardcover. Octavo xvii 318 pages. In Good condition with a Fair plus dust jacket. Spine is tan with blue print. Dust jacket is grey with blue and black print; toning to spine peripheral toning slight edge wear blemish on rear panel. Boards in blue cloth; light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has bookplate on front pastedown. Illustrated: b&w photographs. Inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Z. 1408488. FP New Rockville Stock. Cornell University Press hardcover
1895rif. 30001895. Wood-engraving. 395mm by 295mm sheet. 'A Royal Patient. Nasrullah Khan the Amir's Second Son now on a visit to England having a tooth extracted at his bungalow near Kabul'. From 'The Graphic'. Related and unrelated text on the reverse. Some light foxing. Light toning on far right hand side of the sheet. unknown
1956rif. 86306Kabul; Munic: Royal Afghan Ministry of Education; Afghan Cultural Board 1956. Paperback. Octavo in orange-red wrappaers; b&w illus maps ports.; 95 pp. 21 cm.; very good copy; spine is sunned; wrappers are lightly to moderately worn; some soil and creases from handling; leaves are very lightly bumped at the bottom open corner; o/w pages are clean bright and free of marks and creases; a solid handsome copy. Scarce. In English. Royal Afghan Ministry of Education; Afghan Cultural Board paperback
2015rif. 1358088PN. New. 2015. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
2012rif. 1354123PN. New. 2012. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
2012rif. 1354014PN. New. 2012. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
2014rif. 1357783PN. New. 2014. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
2014rif. 1357149PN. New. 2014. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
2013rif. 1356196PN. New. 2013. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
