Lockyer Willis Hart
Character & Costumes of Afghaunistan
London, 1843.
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The work of Captain Hart, a member of the 22nd Regiment Bombay Infantry, was a continuation of that of James Atkinson (see preceding lot). 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.
Character & Costumes of Afghaunistan
FIRST EDITION, folio (538 x 370mm.), tinted lithographed pictorial title, dedication with map of Sinde and Afghanistan on verso, letterpress description of the plates, 26 tinted lithographed plates, publisher’s advertisement leaf at end.
Binding: Original green cloth boards, upper cover lettered in gilt, collector’s folding cloth case.
Condition: Some light spotting, a few margins of plates or interleaving blanks chipped, neatly rebacked in green cloth, modern endpapers, corners slightly rubbed. A good copy
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