Lacoste Major (12 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First English Edition. First English Edition, xxxi + 218pp, very well-illustrated with over eighty illustrations and maps, hardcover, 8vo, bound in pictorial decorated red cloth, gilt lettered, cloth a little dull and faded but a good sound copy with perforated 'presentation copy' stamp on the title page, good condition, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd, London, 1909. * with a preface by M. Georges Leygues. ILLUSTRATED (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. First in English. 218 pp, 80 ill incl text map. From Teheran throughKhorassan to the Russian frontier. Then from the Chinese frontier into Little Tibet and Kashgar, then to Quetta in Pakistan and back across the Persian frontier. This daring, intrepid traveller visited every area that bordered on Afghanistan. Attractive copy in the original publishers highly stamped, gilt and decorated cloth. Minor wear at spine tips, one corner lightly bumped, minor wear at other corners. Very scarce title.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. About The Book: Around Afghanistan by Major Émile Antoine Henry de Bouillane de Lacoste, with contributions linked to Georges Leygues and Johan Gunnar Andersson, is a significant early 20th-century travel and geopolitical account. The book documents Lacoste's explorations around Afghanistan's forbidden frontiers, offering detailed observations on geography, culture, tribal life, and political conditions surrounding the country. It highlights Afghanistan's strategic importance amidst European power rivalries and provides insights into surrounding regions, trade routes, and ethnic groups. The work serves as a valuable record of Central Asian geopolitics, cultural encounters, and frontier experiences just before major modern transformations. About The Author: Major De Bouillane de Lacoste (18671937), a French officer and explorer, documented his Asian travelsespecially Afghanistanin influential works on forbidden frontier regions. About The Author: M. Georges Leygues (18561933) was a French statesman who served as Prime Minister and held key ministerial roles, notably influencing naval policy. About The Author: Johan Gunnar Andersson (18741960) was a Swedish archaeologist who pioneered Chinese archaeology, discovering Peking Man and the Yangshao culture. The Title 'Around Afghanistan written/authored/edited by Major De Bouillane De Lacoste, M. Georges Leygues, J. G. Andersson', published in the year 2025. The ISBN 9789374939413 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 439 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Politics. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: 439.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Language: English. About The Book: Around Afghanistan by Major Émile Antoine Henry de Bouillane de Lacoste, with contributions linked to Georges Leygues and Johan Gunnar Andersson, is a significant early 20th-century travel and geopolitical account. The book documents Lacoste's explorations around Afghanistan's forbidden frontiers, offering detailed observations on geography, culture, tribal life, and political conditions surrounding the country. It highlights Afghanistan's strategic importance amidst European power rivalries and provides insights into surrounding regions, trade routes, and ethnic groups. The work serves as a valuable record of Central Asian geopolitics, cultural encounters, and frontier experiences just before major modern transformations. About The Author: Major De Bouillane de Lacoste (18671937), a French officer and explorer, documented his Asian travelsespecially Afghanistanin influential works on forbidden frontier regions. About The Author: M. Georges Leygues (18561933) was a French statesman who served as Prime Minister and held key ministerial roles, notably influencing naval policy. About The Author: Johan Gunnar Andersson (18741960) was a Swedish archaeologist who pioneered Chinese archaeology, discovering Peking Man and the Yangshao culture. The Title 'Around Afghanistan written/authored/edited by Major De Bouillane De Lacoste, M. Georges Leygues, J. G. Andersson', published in the year 2025. The ISBN 9789374935675 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 439 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Politics. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: 439.…

First English edition. XXXI, (1), 218, (6) (New announcements), 21, (1) (publ. cat.) + 80 plates and maps. Publisher's decorated cloth. Joints partly worn and slightly damaged, top of spine damaged, one plate detached. Front free end-paper with ownership stamp.

Condition: Good. NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1909. 1st American edition. Sm 4to Hardcover. (2)+B/W frontis+xxxi+(1)+218pp+(2). B/W photos and maps. Good book. Red cloth with decorative black front design and gilt front and spine lettering. Heavy edgewear. Heavy chipping to the crown. Light soiling and warping to the boards. Spine and pages toned. Foxing to preliminary and last several pages and some throughout, otherwise inside clean. In polypropylene bag. (middle east, history) Inquire if you need further information.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American edition, from English sheets, with title page a cancel, and the ads from the English edition excised. Scattered foxing to the first several pages, a few very faint stains to the spine, an attractive, very good plus copy of an uncommon title, and much scarcer than the English edition.…

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Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.