Mountstuart ELPHINSTONE
Tableau du Royaume de Caboul, et de ses dépendances, dans la Perse, la Tartarie et l'Inde. Traduit et abrégé de l'anglais par M. Breton[Survey of the Kingdom of Kabul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary and India. Translated and abridged from the English by Mr Breton]
Nepveu|Paris 1817|9 x 15 cm|3 volumes reliés
First edition of the French translation, illustrated with 14 hand-coloured engravings depicting costumes (cf. Colas 961.)
Bindings in blue half morocco, spines slightly faded, with five raised bands and minor rubbing, dates gilt at the foot, illustrated wrappers preserved, marbled paper boards, comb-marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled top edges, corners slightly bumped.
Foxing, small paper flaw to the corner of page 37 and misbound leaves in volume 1.
€1,250