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Making of a frontier; five years' experiences & adventures in Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Chitral & the eastern Hindu-Kush.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1899 Durand
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Durand, Algernon, 1854-1923
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- India--History.
- India.
- Genre:
- Pictorial cloth bindings (Binding) -- 1899.
- Physical Description:
- 298 p. illus. 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London, Murray, 1899.
- Contents:
- A mission of enquiry
- First visit to Chitral
- A month in Chitral
- Establishment of the Gilgit Agency
- Visit to Hunza Nagar
- Second visit to Chitral
- Dardistan
- Folk-lore and sport
- Administration and war
- The Hunza-Nagar Expedition
- The Indus Valley rising.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Bound in navy blue cloth with floral pattern and stars in gold surrounding title and author's initials on front cover.
- Athenaeum copy: Stamped on first page: "Received March 8 1963 The Athenaeum."
- Athenaeum copy: Stamped on title page: "Jan 21 1904 The Philadelphia Museums."
- OCLC:
- 8454039
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