Reiss & Sohn Auctions 226 - 227 • October 28 - 30, 2025

Lot 1099
Elphinstone, Kingdom of Caubul

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Auction schedule:

29-10-2025 / Lot 1099-1165 / session starting 5.45 PM

Afghanistan. - Elphinstone, M. An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India; comprising a view of the Afghaun nation. London, Longman, 1815. 4to (28,5:22 cm). Mit 2 (1 gefalt.) grenzkol. gest. Karten u. 14 (13 altkol.) Aquatinta-Tafeln. XXI (recte XXV) S., 1 Bl. Errata zwischengebunden, 675 (recte 677) S. Ldr. d. Zt. mit Rsch., Rvg., Stehkantenvg. u. Deckelfileten; gering beschabt, Rücken am Fuß stärker berieben, Vordergelenk unten ca. 3 cm eingerissen, Vorsätze leimschattig.

First edition. With finely coloured costume engravings of the different ethnic groups and a view. The first modern work on Afghanistan, the result of a journey of legation that E. made from Delhi to the Emir of Kabul in 1808. According to Henze, E.'s comprehensive view and psychological understanding have never been surpassed. - Some foxing in parts, not affecting plates excluding pl. I, maps slightly browned, small rep. tear to gutter of last 4 leaves, stamp of Maria Laach monastery to p. 92 and to title-leaf verso (with a bit of bleed-through), endpapers glue-shaded. Bound in contemp. calf, spine gilt; some scratch marks to covers, tail rubbed, small tear to upper joint. Overall a fine copy.

Abbey, Travel 504; Colas 960; Tooley 209. - Erste Ausgabe. "E.'s umfassender Blick und psychologisches Verständnis sind... niemals übertroffen worden. So stellt E.'s Werk namentlich für den historisch arbeitenden Ethnologen heute eine Quelle ersten Ranges dar" (Henze II, 165). - Text stellenw. etwas stockfleckig, Tafeln bis auf die unkol. Tafel I nicht betroffen, Karten leicht gebräunt, letzte 4 Bll. mit kl. geklebtem Einriss im Bundsteg. Titel verso u. S. 92 mit leicht durchschlagendem Stempel der Abtei Maria Laach.

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