Narcisse

1842 · 88759 — Paris: Arthus Bertrand 1842. Fine. Arthus Bertrand Paris 1842 14 x 22.5 cm broché Rare first edition of this important geographical and ethnographic account intended to provide insight into the conflict between the Afghans and the British the latter seeking to protect their Indian frontiers from the threat posed by the Russian Empire cf. Bourquelot V 637.This copy retains the folding map bound at the end of the volume: ""Carte pour l'intelligence des voyages d'Alexandre Burnes"".Spine faded with small losses boards lightly soiled at the margins paper loss to the lower left corner of the half-title page some scattered foxing.The author based his work on Elphinstone’s account whose second edition appeared in 1838 as well as the narratives of Burnes Forster and Masson. Arthus Bertrand hardcover