Manners & Customs of the Afghans
Lahore: Punjab Educational Press, 1958. Illus. 81pp. 12mo, pr. wrs., wrappers slightly chipped, otherwise very good. Lahore: Punjab Educational Press, 1958. More
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The Art of Afghanistan.
Feltham: Artia, 1968. Frontis., illus., some in color, one large folding plate, 140pp., 4to, decorative cream cloth (lightly soiled). Feltham, UK: Artia/Hamlyn Publishing, (1968). Very good. A historical look at the art of Afghanistan, including art before Islam. More
On the Road to Kandahar; Travels Through Conflict in the Islamic World.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2007. 297pp. 8vo, boards, dust wrapper. New York: St. Martin's Press, (2007). First U.S. Edition. Near fine. More
The Pathans, 550 B.C. - A.D. 1957
Karachi: Oxford University Press, 1986. With an Epilogue on Russia. Illustrated, 6 maps, four folding. xxiv + 533pp., 8vo, red cloth, d.w.; minor tears to dust wrapper at spine ends and upper front edge, gift inscription inside front cover. Karachi: Oxford University Press, (1986). Fifth impression. More
Bokhara, Turkoman and Afghan Rugs.
London: Bodley Head, 1922. With 17 color plates, 8 monotone plates and numerous illustrations in b/w. 130pp. 4to, blue cloth, mylar wrapper (cloth is just a bit faded; one corner bumped). London: John Lane the Bodley Head, (1922). Very good (+). More
Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2003. Illustrated. x + 550 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2003). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Afghanistan or The Perils of Freedom.
New York: New York Public Library, 2008. Black & white photographic illustrations. Slim small square 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. New York: New York Public Library, (2008). First Edition. Fine. Inscribed on the title page by the photographer. More
High Command British Mililtary Leadership in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. Illustrated color, xv, 295 pages, 8vo black boards, worn d.w. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. A very good(+) copy with a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War
New York: Knopf, 2014. With a handful of color photos throughout. 618 pages. Thick 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York, Knopf, 2014. First edition. A near fine copy with a touch of scuffing to bottom outer edge; in a near fine dust wrapper, slightly scuffed at head. More
The First Great Civilizations: Life in Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and Egypt.
New York: Knopf, 1973. b/w illustrations. 483 pages. Thick tall 8vo, red cloth (a bit bumped), tattered dust wrapper. New York: Knopf, 1973. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires: A New History of the Borderlands
New York: Pegasus, 2010. xxii + 440 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Pegasus Books, (2010). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Kabul in Winter: Life without Peace in Afghanistan.
New York: Metropolitan Books, 2006. 321pp. Short 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper; some soiling to boards. New York: Metropolitan Books, (2006). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World: The Rise and Fall if Islam's Greatest Dynasty.
United Kingdom: Da Capo Press, 2005. Black & white illustrations. 326pp. 8vo, two-toned boards, dust wrapper. (United Kingdom): Da Capo Press, (2005). Near fine. More
Afganistan: Cockpit in High Asia.
New York: Taplinger, 1966. Illustrated with black & white photographic reproductions. 224pp. 8vo, grey boards, d.w. (small tear at top edge). New York: Taplinger, (1966). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Love and War in Afghanistan.
New York: Seven Stories Press, 2005. Black & white photo illustrations. 303pp. 8vo, boards, dust wrapper. New York: Seven Stories Press, (2005). Near fine. More
Opulentissimi Regni Persiae juxta suas Provincias
Augsburg: LOTTER, Tobias Conrad. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 19.5" x 22.5". Page measures 20.25" x 23". This highly detailed map of Persia depicts the Middle Eastern region from the Black Sea to the Arabian Peninsula, and eastward to the Indus River. Provinces and kingdoms are divided and colored by region, and important cities are featured in red. The extensive road networks of the region are delineated. Notations throughout the map describe the topography, populations, and rulers. Elaborate..... More
The Dust of Empire; The Race for Mastery in the Asian Heartland
New York: PublicAffairs, 2003. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. lightly soiled, d.w. creased on inner flap, remainder mark on bottom fore-edges. New York: PublicAffairs, 2003. History of 20th century American foreign policy in Central Asia with an emphasis on Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Caucasus region. More
Mirror of the Orient
New York: Little Brown, 1980. 94 color illustrations, some full-bleed images. Unpaginated, oblong 4to, navy blue cloth, dust wrapper. New York: New York Graphic Society book published by little, Brown and Company, (2003). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Buddhas of Bamiyan
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2012. Illustrated in black and white. xii, 241 pages. 12mo, black cloth, d.w. (spine sunned, discolored at upper right corner). Cambridge: Harvard University Press, (2012). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
General View of Kabul, and the Surrounding Country.
London: Hachard & Sons, 1843. Print. Lithograph. 7.75 x 19.25 inches. Shows some light foxing. In very good condition. Nice camel procession in the foreground. From the book "Diary of a March through Sinde and Afghanistan" by Isaac Nicholson Allen. This print was made from a drawing by the author. More
The Dark Defile; Britain's Catastrophic Invasion of Aghanistan, 1838-1842
New York: Walker & Company, 2012. Illus. 8vo, red boards, d.w. with a small tear and lightly soiled. New York: Walker & Company, (2012). More
Kurum, Kabul & Kandahar. Being a Brief Record of Impressions in Three Campaigns Under General Roberts.
Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1881. 4 folding maps. 240 pages, original dark gray cloth, spine slightly cocked. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1881. Scarce. Very good(+). More
Every Rock, Every Hill; The Plain Tale of the North-West Frontier and Afghanistan
London: Buchan & Enright, 1984. Illus. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. chipped, edge of a cloth corner worn. London: Buchan & Enright, (1984). More
Passing It On; Fighting the Pushtun on Afghanistan's Frontier
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: Foreign Military Studies Office, 2010. Republished and annotated edition with a foreword and lessons learned. Features black and white photography. 118 pages. 8vo. stiff pictorial wrappers. Kansas: Foreign Military Studies Office, 2010. A near fine copy with near fine stiff pictorial wrappers. Edited by Lester W. Grau and Robert H. Baer. More
Cabool, The Punjab and Beloochistan
London: London Printing and Publishing Company, 1851. Map. Steel engraving with outline hand color. Image measures 12.5 x 9 inches. Sheet measures 14 x 10.5 inches. In very good condition with minor foxing. Beautiful regional map, covering Afghanistan, Punjab and part of Pakistan. Three vignettes of Boats on the Indus, Lahore and Sulton Mahmoud's Minars and Fortress, Ghuznee surround the map. Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin, illustrations by A. Fussell and engraved by J. B. Allen. John Tallis..... More