An account of the kingdom of Caubul . and its dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India; comprising a view of the Afghaun nation, and a history of the Dooraunee monarchy by Hon. Mountstuart Elphinstone...
Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859)
Category
Books
Date
1815
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3075965
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxi, 675p. 15 leaves of plates (some col.) . ill.. (map) . 4to.. Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clipping from dealer's catalogue, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: Castle Howard. H [i.e. Hodgson's] 4/2 '44 Lot 347 Đ7.. Binding: Nineteenth-century full calf over boards; gilt fillets; spine gilt; red morocco spine label with title "Elphinstone's Account of Caubul"; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859)