Minns, Ellis H: The Art of the Northern Nomads.

The 1942 Annual Lecture on Aspects of Art of the British Academy. London 1942.

28 half-tone plates, 4 text figures, folding map. Wrappers. 8vo. pp.54. A good copy.

BK000091£68

Morgan, G: Ney Elias; Explorer and Envoy Extraordinary in High Asia.

London 1971.

11 illustrations, 7 maps. Dustwrapper. 8vo. pp.294. A very good copy.

BK000092£25

Morgan, G: Anglo-Russian Rivalry in Central Asia, 1810-1895.

With an Epilogue by Geoffrey Wheeler. The Peter Hopkirk copy with his bookplate.

A number of the books offered here are from Peter Hopkirk's library, one of the major collections on Central Asia, the Middle East and the Balkans. This library was sold in a single-owner sale by Sotheby's in 1998. Peter Hopkirk is the author of six of the best-known books on the 'Great Game' – the struggle for influence between the British and Russian Empires in Central Asia, Afghanistan, Persia and on India's Northern frontiers. London 1981.

3 maps. Dustwrapper. 8vo. pp.xix, 264. A very good copy.

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Mouat, Frederic J: Adventures and Researchs among the Andaman Islanders.

London 1863.

Engraved frontispiece and title-page vignette, 3 plates, folding map. Contemporary full calf, somewhat scuffed otherwise a good copy. 8vo. pp.viii, 367.

BK000094£145

Mountfort, G: The Vanishing Jungle; Two Wildlife Expeditions to Pakistan.

Illustrated by Eric Hosking. Includes 3 chapters on East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. London 1969.

60 colour and monochrome plates, by Eric Hosking and the author, numerous line drawings. Dustwrapper. 8vo. pp.286. A good copy.

BK000095£35

Napier, Lieutenant-General Sir William: History of General Sir Charles Napier's Administration of Scinde, and Campaign in the Cutchee Hills.

London 1851.

12 tinted lithographed plates, all but one by Lieutenant Edwards, and 2 engraved folding maps. Contemporary polished calf, bookplate of the Earl of Sefton. 8vo. pp.x, 415. A good copy.

BK000096£550

Nour, Dr. Riza: L'Histoire du Croissant.

Cairo, 1933.

34 plates, 37 text figures. Wrappers. 8vo. pp.181. A good copy.

BK000097£15

Osborne, W.G: The Court and Camp of Runjeet Sing.

With an Introductory Sketch of the Origin and Rise of the Sihk State. Osborne was Military Secretary to the Earl of Auckland, Governor-General of India. His sister Emily Eden, who accompanied him to to India published, among other works, 'Portraits of the People and Princes of India'. The illustrations in Osborne's work include Sikh chieftains and armour, the Shalimar Gardens in Lahore, and dancing girls in the Punjab. London 1840.

Frontispiece and 15 lithographed plates. Pictorial cloth, rebacked preserving title lettering otherwise a good copy. 8vo. pp.vi, (ii), xliv, (45-) 236, 4pp. publisher's advertisements.

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Owen, Sidney J. (Editor): A Selection from the Despatches, Memoranda, and Other Papers Relating to India of Field-Marshall the Duke of Wellington, K.G.

These papers give a fascinating insight into the Indian years of Arthur Wellesley, including the campaign against Tippoo Sultan, the war against the Mahrattas, and dealings with the Nizam of Hyderabad. Oxford, Clarendon Press 1880.

6 folding plans, large folding map on linen in pocket. pp.clv, 670. Armorial cloth. An attractive copy.

BK000099£180

Page, J.A.: Guide to the Qutb, Delhi.

Calcutta, 1927.

12 plates and plans, 3 folding. Decorative cloth, spine gilt. 8vo. pp.viii, 36. A good copy.