Major Raverty (14 results)

HARDCOVER. Condition: very good in worn dustwrapper. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Reprint. 257pp octavo cloth.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (in mylar). First Pakistani Edition. elaborate end paper design has off-set onto the dust jacket fold-ins; textblock and binding is clean and tight; binding lightly corner bumped, and the front board has a few air pockets from the bindery; unclipped dust jacket with moderate edge and spine wear/scuffing; 362p. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good - Fine. Reprint. 257 pp, preface, manual part I-III. A concise grammer; exercises and dialogues; familiar phrases, proverbs, and vocabulary. 1986 Reprint. Light wear to top edge of dj, else, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Red cloth. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. First Pakistani edition. Size: 8.5"x13.25", 734pp. Red cloth with black leatherette spine and gold titling. Rubbing to the spine, light shelfwear, else very good clean and sound condition.

Original Cloth. Condition: Good and Sound. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Translation from the original Persian manuscripts. Heavy - additional carriage (which will be substantial for overseas customers).

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Near Fine octavo lv + 718, 719-1286 + xxvi + 273pp., appendix, index, Facsimile of original 1881 edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. large 4to, 734pp, orig cloth backed covered boards, gilt decorated spine, with minimal wear, generally a VG+ copy The book is an account and history of the tribal areas in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan and in Balochistan, Afghanistan. Henry George Raverty (1825-1906) was born in Falmouth, Cornwall, the son of Peter Raverty of co. Tyrone, a surgeon in the navy. He attended schools at Falmouth and Penzance and entered the Indian Army as a cadet in 1843, serving with the 3rd Bombay Infantry. He was at the siege of Multan in 1848 and also served in Gujerat and the North-West Frontier. He was Assistant Commissioner in the Punjab from 1852 to 1859. He retired from the army with the rank of major in 1864. Raverty spent the rest of his life on the various Oriental studies he had begun in India. He excelled as a linguist and in 1849 began a study of Pushto, in which he became the pioneer western scholar. In 1855 he published his Grammar of the Pushto or the language of the Afghans and, in 1860 A Dictionary of the Pushto or Afghan language and an anthology of Pushto prose and poetry. At the request of the Marquis of Salisbury, Secretary of State for India 1875-76, Raverty wrote his monumental Notes on Afghanistan and Baluchistan in four instalments between 1881 and 1888.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing of a scarce Afgan grammar. A very good copy in red cloth, name on front end papers. Contents clean and unmarked. Original publisher overprinted by Crosby Lockwood inprint.

Hardcover. Condition: sehr gut. Originalhalbleinenband mit goldbedrucktem Rücken und Rückentitel. 4°. 734 Seiten mit Register. vereinzelte Bleistiftanstreichungen. Deckel mit deutlicher Druckstelle. ein privat erstelltes (und richtiges) Inhaltsverzeichnis liegt zweifach dabei. sehr gutes festes Ex. in englischer Sprache (in english).

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. 'New and Cheaper Edition". Inscribed perhaps to a relative, W. J. Raverty. A little wear to the outer hinges, inner hinges cracked but holding firmly. 348 pp. Very scarce. Inscribed by the Translator.

2 Volumes. 2nd Edition and 3rd Edition. 4to. pp. xxiv, 1166: xvi, 204. Original cloth, both with bookplates of the Courtney Library (Royal Institution of Cornwall), no other library markings. Spine of first volume a little split, trivial wear to head of second volume. The books were intended to aid British officers in their governance and to help them enlist Afghan tribes for the Indian army following the 1857 Mutiny and these are the final editions as edited by the author. Henry George Raverty [1825 - 1906] was born in Falmouth and after his retirement 1864 returned to his native county which would explain how these volumes ended up in a fairly obscure local institution.

Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. About The Book: "Notes on Afghanistan and Part of Baluchistan" by H. G. Raverty is a comprehensive historical and geographical study of Afghanistan and the adjoining regions of Baluchistan. Based on official reports, native chronicles, and the author's firsthand observations during his service in British India, the work details the region's tribes, languages, routes, trade, politics, and topography. Raverty aimed to provide an authentic account of Afghan society, its complex tribal relations, and strategic importance to British India. The book remains a valuable resource for understanding 19th-century Afghanistan's cultural, political, and geographical landscape. About The Author: Henry George Raverty (18251906) was a British Indian Army officer, linguist, and orientalist from Cornwall. Serving from 1843 to 1864, he became a Major and participated in the Punjab and Swat campaigns. Stationed in Peshawar, he learned Pashto from local scholars and developed a deep interest in Afghan language and literature. After retiring, he continued his oriental studies in England, producing major works on Pashto grammar, dictionaries, Afghan poetry, and translations of Persian histories. His notable works include A Grammar of the Pukhto Language, Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans, and Notes on Afghanistan and Part of Baluchistan. The Title 'Notes On Afghanistan And Part Of Baluchistan written/authored/edited by Major H. G. Raverty', published in the year 2025. The ISBN 9789374472675 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 746 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Geography. Size of the book is 21.59 x 27.94 cms Vol: 746.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Language: English. About The Book: "Notes on Afghanistan and Part of Baluchistan" by H. G. Raverty is a comprehensive historical and geographical study of Afghanistan and the adjoining regions of Baluchistan. Based on official reports, native chronicles, and the author's firsthand observations during his service in British India, the work details the region's tribes, languages, routes, trade, politics, and topography. Raverty aimed to provide an authentic account of Afghan society, its complex tribal relations, and strategic importance to British India. The book remains a valuable resource for understanding 19th-century Afghanistan's cultural, political, and geographical landscape. About The Author: Henry George Raverty (18251906) was a British Indian Army officer, linguist, and orientalist from Cornwall. Serving from 1843 to 1864, he became a Major and participated in the Punjab and Swat campaigns. Stationed in Peshawar, he learned Pashto from local scholars and developed a deep interest in Afghan language and literature. After retiring, he continued his oriental studies in England, producing major works on Pashto grammar, dictionaries, Afghan poetry, and translations of Persian histories. His notable works include A Grammar of the Pukhto Language, Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans, and Notes on Afghanistan and Part of Baluchistan. The Title 'Notes On Afghanistan And Part Of Baluchistan written/authored/edited by Major H. G. Raverty', published in the year 2025. The ISBN 9789374479131 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 746 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Geography. Size of the book is 22.59 x 28.94 cms Vol: 746.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1867 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 619 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 619 Language: English.