National Development and Local Reform.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1967. Political Participation in Morocco, Tunisia adn Pakistan. 440pp. Large 8vo, cloth, d.w. Princeton University Press, 1967. More
PAKISTAN
Reconciliation; Islam, Democracy, and the West
New York: Harper, 2008. 8vo, brown boards, d.w. (New York): Harper, (2008). Fine. More
The Socio-Cultural Problems of Pakistan; a Selection of Articles.
Thin 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. (Lahore, Pakis., 1967). More
Hindostan or British India
New York: J.H. Colton & Co., 1856. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16" x 13 1/4" Thorough map of British India, showing the Indian subcontinent under British rule, including Nepal, Bhutan, parts of present-day Bangladesh and Ceylon, known today as Sri Lanka. An inset shows a continuation of British India extending along the Gulf of Martaban, or present-day Burma/Myanmar. Regions are beautifully hand colored, and towns, cities, rivers, and topographical features are labeled. In good condition, with..... More
Uncle Sham; Being the Strange Tale of a Civilisation Run Amok.
Lahore: Times Publishing, 1929. Over 40 illustrations. 214pp. tall 8vo, black cloth. Lahore, India: The Times Publishing Co., (1929). Very good. A critical view of American society during the 1920's. More
The Coins of the Indian Sultanates: Covering the Are of Present-day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, 2001. Illustrated in black and white. xxxii, 532 pages. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (bumped at corners and at rear near the head). New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, (2001). Corners lightly bumped. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. With the assistance of Michael Robinson for the section on the Rajas of Arakan and Covernors of Chittagong. More
Boats and Boatman of Pakistan.
Illus. Color frontis. Small 8vo. South Brunswick & New York, (1971). More
Haji Sir Abdullah Haroon; A Biography
Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2005. Illus. 8vo, green boards, d.w. (Karachi): Oxford University Press, (2005). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
A Passage Through Pakistan.
Illus. 261pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (lightly worn along edges and folds). Detroit: Wayne State UP, 1959. 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
Hindoostan
Philadelphia: Cowperthwait, 1855. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 15 1/4" x 12 1/4" A beautiful 1855 map of Hindoostan, or present-day India and Nepal with parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Hand colored to show provinces, with pink representing British possessions, green to indicate states under British protection, and yellow to show Independent States. Rivers and cities are labeled, and relief is shown by hachure. Features inset of the Delta of the Ganges, which also show major roads..... More
The Conquest of Scinde, with some Introductory Passages in the Life of Major-General Sir Charles, James Napier.
London: Boone, 1845. Two parts, bound together. 5 plans. 531 pages. Thick 8vo, re-bound in modern brown cloth; marbled edges. London: T. & W. Boone, 1845. First Edition. The title page is dust-soiled; the rest of the text clean & fresh. More
History of General Sir Charles Napier's Administration of Scinde, and Campaign in the Cutchee Hills.
London: Chapman Hall, 1851. Illustrated sepia frontispiece with tissue-guard, 12 tinted plates depicting perspective views, 3 maps of which 2 are folding. 415 pages, slight age toning. Handsomely rebound in full brown blind stamped calf, red leather spine label, marbled page edges. First edition. William Napier was the brother of Charles Napier, who had conquered and administered Sindh and been a leading figure in British India. More
A Mighty Heart; The Brave Life and Death of My Husband, Danny Pearl
New York: Scribner, 2003. 278 pages. 8vo., red cloth-backed board in dust wrapper. New York: Scribner, 2003. Fine. More
The Far East: A Social Geography.
With b/w photos. 8vo, blue cloth. N.Y., (1951). More
Scarce Signature in Arabic
1957. Signed "Ali S. Aga Khan" on a souvenir page measuring 2.25 x 5.75 inches, no place, no date, circa 1957, identifying him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary - Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations. Collectors of United Nations material have always realized the difficulty in acquiring anything signed by Khan during his tenure with that agency. Boldly signed and in near fine condition. Socialite, playboy, and racehorse owner, best remembered as the third husband of actress Rita..... 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
British India
London: John Tallis & Company, 1860. Map. Steel engraving with outline hand color. Page measures 13 7/8" x 10 5/8" Lovely map of India in the mid-19th century. Features four vignettes showing the Beloochee's; Lahore; Cootub Minar, Delhi (a world heritage site); and Indian Procession in the lower left with elephants. Hand colored to show proposed railroads connecting Bombay, Calcutta, and Delhi. Regions are also colored, representing the Presidencies of Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay; as well as territories controlled by..... More
Northern India including the Presidency of Calcutta
London: Tallis, John, 1851. Map. Steel engraving with original hand outline. Image measures 9 3/4" x 13" Beautiful map of Northern India from the Gulf of Cambay and Bay of Bengal to the Great Indian Desert and Nepal. Vignettes include the seal of the East India Company, "Car of Juggernaut", "The British Presidency, Hyderabad", a scene of a tiger hunt, ruins in Old Delhi and two "Hindoos". A color coded key shows British possessions, states under British protection and independent..... More
The Imperial Way.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985. Many color Illus. 4to, red cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985. Travel by rail through Pakistan and India. More
Hindoostan
Edinburgh: John Thomson, 1817. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 18" x 15", page measures 21" x 28 1/4" A beautiful map of Hindoostan, or present-day India and Nepal with parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh, extending from Cabul and the Gobi Desert in the north, to Cape Comorin in the south, with an inset showing the Isle of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Hand colored to show regions and kingdoms. Rivers and cities are extensively labeled, and relief is shown..... More
Dispatches From a Precarious State
New York: Norton, 2020. Illustrated. xx + 337 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2020). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Pakistan: In the Shadow of Jihad and Afghanistan.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2002. 284pp. 8vo, boards, dust wrapper: d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, (2002). Very good. More