A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush [First edition]
London: Secker and Warburg, 1958. 1st ed., octavo, cloth boards, dustjacket, b&w plates, two folding maps, pp 247. Dustjacket chipped and worn, now protected. Previous owner's bookplate (D'Arcy Ryan). Good condition in fair d.j. Uncommon as first.
The author's remarkable expedition to Nuristan, a province in Afghanistan, approachable only by a 5,000 metre pass over a range called the Hindu Kush. Item #93546
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