Khyber, British India's North West Frontier: Story of an Imperial Migraine. by Miller, Charles - 1977

Hardback. Good.

Hardback. Acceptable.

Macdonald and Jane's. Very Good. Hardcover. 1939. 393 pages. <br>The Author Takes The Rader With Him From The First Tentative Approach By The British, Their Embroilment With Pathan s And Afridis. Upto The Present When Kabul And Peshwar Seem To En tice The Adventurous Tourists. .

Macdonald & Jane's, 1977. 0354041673. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered cloth-backed paper-laid boards (top edge lightly dust stained, fore edge very lightly spotted - otherwise bright VG), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xix + 393, illus with b&w plates and maps (previous owner's armorial book-plate on half title).

London: MacDonald and Jane's, 1977. If a single traveller, endeavours to make his way through (the Khyber Pass) the noise of his horses feet sounds up the long narrow valleys, and soon brings the Khyberees in troops from the hills and ravines.... If they expect a caravan, they assemble in hundreds and sit patiently, with their matchlocks in their hands, watching its approach. Such are their habits of rapine that they can never be entirely restrained from plundering passengers..... On the whole, they are the greatest robbers amongst the Afghauns. So wrote the honourable Mountstuart Elphinstone who in February 1809, was the first Englishman to visit Peshawar - the ancient, bustling winter capital of Afghanistan, displaying its exotic wealth in the midst of barren poverty, maintaining a luxurious court despite the constant bloody feuds that raged among the tribes surrounding it. Elpinstone and his red coated soldiers had arrived, with their magnificent caravan of 600 camels, from the east -… Read More

London : Macdonald and Jane's Publishers 1977. hard cover, dust jacket, brown quarter cloth spine, brown papered boards, 393pp including index, bibliography, black and white photographs and illustrations, endpaper maps, rear map has what appears to be a black crayon mark on it, ends of dust jacket are a little worn, otherwise all in very good condition in very good dust jacket. ISBN 0354041673

London, MacDonald & Jane's Publishers Ltd. 1977. Original publisher's light-brown cloth spine, light-brown paper-covered boards, dark title spine, pictorial dustjacket, thick large 8vo: maps on endpapers, xx, 394pp., illustrations, epilogue, general bibliography, index. Fine copy.

London: MacDonald and Jane's, 1977. Hardcover. 393p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Corners lightly bumped and bookplate on back of half-title page. Text clean and binding tight. The jacket is price-clipped and mildly crinkled along the edges. Contains two sections of black and white plates.

TBS The Book Service Ltd, 17/11/1977 00:00:01. hardcover. Like New. 3.7971 cent in x 23.5821 cent in x 16.1877 cent in.

London .UK: MacDonald and Jane, 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Charles Miller tells the history of this troubled area's labyrinthine politics and uncertain fortunes. The author takes the reader from the first tentative approach by the British through their embroilment with savage Parthans and fierce Afridis to the present day.The dust jacket has minor shelf-rubbing to the panels, the text block and boards are tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class post in UK only. This book is photographed as proof against in-transit damage..