The Making of a frontier. Five years' experiences and Adventures in Gilgit, Hunza Nagar, Chitral and the Eastern Hindu-Kush
Colonel Algernon Durand
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The Making of a frontier. Five years' experiences and Adventures in Gilgit, Hunza Nagar, Chitral and the Eastern Hindu-Kush
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Thomas Nelson, 2025
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Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Undated. Decorated blue cloth boards. Slight tanning to the end papers. Gilt topped textblock. A minor crack at the front hinge. Textblock firm and unaffected. Contents clear within. A good condition book. Seller Inventory # rev9979255602
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THE MAKING OF A FRONTIER: Five Years' experiences and adventures Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Chitral, and the Eastern Hindu-Kush
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Indus Publications, Karachi, 1977
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Seller: By The Way Books, Richmond, TX, U.S.A.
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xvi, 298 Pges. Hardbound in near very good condition. Seller Inventory # 80530
THE MAKING OF A FRONTIER. Five Years' Experiences and Adventures in Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Chitral and the Eastern Hindu-Kush
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1977 Indus Publications, Karachi., 1977
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298pp. Index. Facsimile reprint. Folding map. Plates a little smudgy. Near-fine in very good dw. Seller Inventory # 20044
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The making of a frontier; five years' experiences and adventures in Gilgit, Hunza Nagar, Chitral, and the eastern Hindu-Kush
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London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, [, 1900
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Seller: Hammer Mountain Book Halls, ABAA, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Extremities slightly worn; previous owners notation inside front cover; rear endpapers partially browned; pages slightly toned, with foxing on back of plates; last page detached; otherwise very good condition. ]. 383p. Seller Inventory # 52946
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The Making of a Frontier: Five Years' Experiences and Adventures in Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Chitral, and the Eastern Hindu-Kush
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Thomas Nelson & Sons, London
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Seller: Good Reading Secondhand Books, Benalla, VIC, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 383 pages, illustrated with black and white plates. Pages 303 to 318 suffer from a tiny stain towards the tail, which could be cigarette caused. It is very light beginning and end, heavier in the middle. Overall a clean, unmarked and solid copy. The book offers no publishing date, 1900? "The Making of a Frontier is the personal record of Colonel Algernon Durand's struggle to establish the authority of the British Government on the frontiers of the Empire. In apprehension of a threat from Russia, Colonel Durand was despatched by the British Government to Gilgit to assess the local political situation. Upon reaching Gilgit, Colonel Durand found utter chaos, intrigue, and treachery in local politics. Alarmed by his report, the British Government sent him back to Gilgit as Political Agent. As a result of his stupendous efforts, the authority of the British Government was firmly established and peace was restored.". CONTENTS: Preface, 1. A Mission of Enquiry 2. First Visit to Chitral 3. A Month in Chitral 4. Establishment of the Gilgit Agency 5. Visit to Hunza Nagar 6. Second Visit to Chitral 7. Dardistan 8. Folklore and Sport 9. Administration and War 10. The Hunza-Nagar Expedition 11. The Indus Valley Rising. Seller Inventory # 020442
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The Making of a frontier. Five years' experiences and Adventures in Gilgit, Hunza Nagar, Chitral and the Eastern Hindu-Kush
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Thomas Nelson, London, 1000
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Portrait frontispiece. 383pp. Spine a little cocked. Blue cloth with light rubbing to extremities of spine. Seller Inventory # 43137
The Making of a Frontier : Five Years' Experiences and Adventures in Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Chitral, and the Eastern Hindu-Kush
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Oxford University Press (2001), Karachi, Pakistan, 2001
ISBN 10: 0195779835
ISBN 13: 9780195779837
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Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Yellow highlighting on several pages. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; A 2001 reprint of the 1899 first edition. xii, vii, [3], 298 pages. Red papered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 215 x 136mm. This reprint edition does not include the illustrations of the 1899 first edition. A footnote on page vii reads "Editor's note: The illustrations cold not be reproduced in this edition because of the poor quality of the films received from the India Office Library." This edition with a new 6 page Introduction by Sir Oliver Forster, dated 1998. Series: "Oxford in Asia Historical Reprints". Also with a 2 page series Preface by Farooq Bajwa, dated 1997. "Colonel Algernon Durand was the brother of Mortimer Durand - the man who defined the western frontier of the Indian Empire between what is now Pakistan and Afghanistan. Colonel Durand was sent to Gilgit to assess the local political situation in order to protect the interests of the British Empire from Russian expansion." - from dust-jacket blurb. Seller Inventory # 25247
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The making of a frontier. Five years' experiences and adventures in Gilgit Hunza Nagar Chitral and the eastern Hindu-Kush
Published by
John Murray, London, 1900
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Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
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First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. xvi, 298, [4] ads; gravure frontispiece portrait, 35 plates, and a folding map printed in color; original blue cloth stamped in gilt on spine; light wear; very good, sound, and clean. "The author, the British Agent at Gilgit in 1889-94, describes an interesting record of frontier travel, war, sport, and history of the formation of the Gilgit frontier" (Yakushi). Yakushi D369. Seller Inventory # 67756