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YATE, Major C.E.
Northern Afghanistan, or letters from the Afghan Boundary Commission.
William Blackwood Edinburgh, 1888. First edition. 8vo., viii, 430pp., 1 map in text, 2 maps in pocket at end, 25 pages ads at rear, original red cloth, gilt lettering to spine and upper cover, spine slightly darkened, light fading to covers, a very good copy.
Yate, as a member of the Afghan Boundary Commission, was in an ideal position to focus on the events of 1885 to 1887, during which time the Afghan frontier was demarcated, negotiated, and finally settled. Yakushi Y14.
Price: £ 1150
US Dollar Price: $ 2280
Stock Number: 57043