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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 large linen-backed maps at end, contemporary red half morocco gilt, an excellent copy. Provenance: New South Wales, Library of Parliament (gilt stamp to upper cover and spine foot).
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: £ 1650
US Dollar Price: $ 2490
Stock Number: 73219