The making of a frontier. Five years' experiences and adventures in Gilgit Hunza Nagar Chitral and the eastern Hindu-Kush

Durand, Algernon, Colonel

Published by John Murray, London, 1900

About this Item

First edition, 8vo, pp. xvi, 298, [4] ads; gravure frontispiece portrait, 35 plates, and a folding map printed in color; original blue cloth stamped in gilt on spine; light wear; very good, sound, and clean. "The author, the British Agent at Gilgit in 1889-94, describes an interesting record of frontier travel, war, sport, and history of the formation of the Gilgit frontier" (Yakushi). Yakushi D369.

Seller Inventory # 67756

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The making of a frontier. Five years' experiences and adventures in Gilgit Hunza Nagar Chitral and the eastern Hindu-Kush
• Publisher: John Murray, London
• Publication Date: 1900
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Asia
  • Mountaineering
  • India