{"product_id":"hart-afghaunistan-1843-first-edition-113551","title":"Character \u0026 costumes of Afghaunistan.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003escarcest of the great illustrated books on Afghanistan\u003c\/h4\u003eThe scarcest of the great illustrated books on Afghanistan, Character \u0026amp; Costumes of Afghaunistan by Captain Hart, a member of the 22nd Regiment Bombay Infantry, was a continuation of Sketches of Afghaunistan by James Atkinson. Among the many fine plates are views of the Khyber Pass, Kabul, Kandahar, the plain outside Bagram, Jalalabad; portraits of Dost Mohamed Khan (1793-1863), his retinue, the Emir's nephew on horseback, many tribal leaders and officials; and scenes of urban life such as a 'string of blind beggars,' a sherbet stall, and a kebab shop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition; large folio (55 x 38 cm), pictorial lithographed title \u0026amp; 26 lithographed plates in old hand colour by Charles Haghe after Hart, hand-coloured map of Sinde and Afghanistan with engraved dedication to recto and the rare list of plates, printed in blue, 2 pages ads at end in blue, original tissue guards (1 with slight damage), original green morocco-backed moiré cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper cover, lightly rubbed, a fine copy with the plates clean and fresh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbey (Travel), 511; Bobins 254; Colas 1380.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"HART, Capt. Lockyer Willis.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57110614835575,"sku":"113551","price":12500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/113551.jpg?v=1779382861","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/hart-afghaunistan-1843-first-edition-113551","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}