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Synopsis
An account of how the wilderness in the heart of the Western Himalayas was explored and appropriated by a small group of intelligence agents involved in the Great Game - the century-long rivalry between Russia and British India for control of Central Asia.
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About the Author
About the Author John Keay a freelance journalist, author, and traveler, and is also the author of When Men and Mountains Meet.
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The Gilgit Game: The Explorers of the Western Himalayas 1865-1895
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The Gilgit game: The explorers of the western Himalayas, 1865-95
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Gilgit Game: Explorers of the Western Himalayas, 1865-95
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The Gilgit Game. The Explorers Of The Western Himalayas 1865-95
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John Murray, 1979
ISBN 10: 0719535697
ISBN 13: 9780719535697
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hardcover. 1979 First Edition. xiii, 277pp, 27 plates, 3 maps, ex Royal Marines library, VG- in VG- dw with sunning to spine. A story of exploration of 40,000 sq miles of the world's highest mountains, an unknown and impossibly remote wilderness, which briefly became the flashpoint of Aisa. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service. Seller Inventory # 79574
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The Gilgit Game - The Explorers of the Western Himalayas, 1865-95
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Cloth. Condition: Good. First Edition. Illustrated, octavo, pp xiv, 277, very clean internally, blue cloth slightly faded, two tiny marks on the spine otherwise very good. Seller Inventory # 020125
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The Gilgit Game: The Explorers of the Western Himalayas, 1865-95
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The Gilgit game: The explorers of the western Himalayas, 1865-95
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Excellent history, and wonderfully written. There are many relicts of these times in Gilgit and Chitral to this day. RU print of the Murray ed. pp.xiii.277. Illus. Maps. DW in archival sleeve. Seller Inventory # 014932
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The Gilgit Game. The Explorers of the Western Himalayas 1865--95
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John Murray, London, 1979
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Hard Cover. Condition: F-. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. F-/VG+. 8vo. original blue boards gilt (exposed cloth slightly sunned, a few faint marks to leaf edges) in dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed, short closed tear to tail of spine, backstrip mildly sunned); pp. xiv (last blank), 278, with 27 plates, 3 engravings & 3 maps. A near fine copy. [Neate K09]. Seller Inventory # 014935
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The Gilgit game: The explorers of the western Himalayas, 1865-95
Published by
J. Murray, UK, 1979
ISBN 10: 0719535697
ISBN 13: 9780719535697
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Excellent history, and wonderfully written. There are many relicts of these times in Gilgit and Chitral to this day. pp.xiii.277. Illus. Map. DW in archival sleeve. Seller Inventory # 013087