Ferrier, J.P. ; Captain William Jesse

History of the Afghans. Translated from the Original Unpublished Manuscript by Captain William Jesse. [1st editioni, 1858]

London: John Murray, 1858. 1st Edition, 8vo, original embossed cloth boards, gilt dec, colour frontis (Costume of Persians) with tissue guard, all edges gilt, pp.491, school prize plate (1864) fep, re-backed in red morocco with gilt title and decoration to spine, lacking both maps, otherwise in very good condition and a very fine binding

A beautifully rebacked copy of the first edition in English. A translation of Joseph Philippe Ferrier's original manuscript, a French soldier and later Adjutant General with the army in Persia (present day Iran) from 1839 to 1842 and again in 1846 to 1850. Item #88412

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