William Fraser Tytler (69 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Second Edition. 1962 3rd printing of second edition. Former library copy, usual marks. Binding tight and square, text clean and unmarked. 1953 Hard Cover. xiv, 348 pp. Maps (including fold-outs) and photographic plates throughout text.

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hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

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Condition: New. In English.

First printing (not stated per publisher's usual contemporary practice). xiv, 330 pages. Hardcover. Tan dust jacket soiled and toned with chipping and tears at edges. Red cloth, spine lightly cocked. Foxing and toning to edges and endpapers; past owner's ink signature on front free endpaper; rear hinge shaken but binding otherwise firm. Some foxing to interior pages as well. A good copy in a good dust jacket. With Preface, four b/w plates (including frontispiece) on unpaged leaves, four maps (including two foldouts), appendices (including Bibliography), and Index.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: New. In English.

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Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. Third edition of Fraser-Tytler`s famous work with new material added, first published in 1950. This is an ex library copy remarkably clean and tight. It is spoiled by a small library stamp on the front endpaper and the the pasted-in discarded library doc at the rear endpaper. Dust-wrappers protected in mylar. A better copy than perhaps it sounds. Frontiispiece. Maps including two folding. xvi, 362 pp. 8vo. ALL BOOKS ARE SENT AIRMAIL WITHIN 1-3 DAYS FROM OUR WAREHOUSE IN HUNGARY. ITEMS OVER 20.00 UKP ARE SENT WITH TRACKING CODE. ALL ORDERS OVER 1,000 UKP ARE SENT POST-FREE. TERMS OF SALE: All books sent airmail outside Hungary in 1 - 3 days approx. If for any reason you are dissatisfied with the product you may return within 14 days for a full refund including airmail, but you must first inform us of these actions. Return of the book(s) is at your own cost and those costs will not be reimbursed. We will make reimbursement to you of book costs etc within 14 days of receiving back the item provided you have given us full bank details. **Note - this reimbursement relates to books only and not magazines.…

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Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Afghanistan: A Study of Political Developments in Central and Southern Asia. Book.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Second Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed as with age. Previous owner's signature to end paper. Remains well preserved overall. Physical description; xiii, 330 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps (chiefly folded), genealogical tables ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-318) and index. Contents; Part I. The country of the Hindu Kush -- Chapter I. Descriptive -- Chapter II. The early empires (500 B.C.-A.D. 650) -- Chapter III. The rise of Islam in Central Asia (A.D. 650-1218) -- Chapter IV. Mongols and Timurids (A.D. 1218-1506) -- Chapter V. The Mogul Empire (A.D. 1504-1747) -- Part II. The kingdom of Afghanistan -- Chapter I. The Afghans and other races to the Hindu Kush -- Chapter II. The empire of Ahmad Shah Durrani, first King of Afghanistan, and of his Sadozai successors (1747-1818) -- Chapter III. The rise of the Muhammadzais, Dost Muhammad (1818-1838) -- Chapter IV. The 'Great Game' in Central Asia--the opening gambit -- Chapter V. The struggle for Herat -- Chapter VI. The first Afghan War (1838-1842) -- Chapter VII. The 'Great Game' continued--the struggle for the Hindu Kush (1842-1875) -- Chapter VIII. The forward policy and the Second Afghan War (1875-1879) -- Chapter IX. The 'Great Game' concluded--from the Second Afghan War to the convention of St. Petersburg (1879-1907) -- Chapter X. The problem of the tribes -- Chapter XI. The present guardians of the Hindu Kush (1919-1929) -- Chapter XII. The present guardians of the Hindu Kush (1929-1948) -- Chapter XIII. The problem of the tribers (continued) -- Part III. The past and the future -- Chapter I. The lessons of history -- Chapter II. The effects of environment -- Chapter III. Conclusion. Subjects; Eastern question (Central Asia). Afghanistan History. Afghanistan. 1 Kg.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Second Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed as with age. Previous owner's signature to end paper. Remains well preserved overall. Physical description; xiii, 330 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps (chiefly folded), genealogical tables ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-318) and index. Contents; Part I. The country of the Hindu Kush -- Chapter I. Descriptive -- Chapter II. The early empires (500 B.C.-A.D. 650) -- Chapter III. The rise of Islam in Central Asia (A.D. 650-1218) -- Chapter IV. Mongols and Timurids (A.D. 1218-1506) -- Chapter V. The Mogul Empire (A.D. 1504-1747) -- Part II. The kingdom of Afghanistan -- Chapter I. The Afghans and other races to the Hindu Kush -- Chapter II. The empire of Ahmad Shah Durrani, first King of Afghanistan, and of his Sadozai successors (1747-1818) -- Chapter III. The rise of the Muhammadzais, Dost Muhammad (1818-1838) -- Chapter IV. The 'Great Game' in Central Asia--the opening gambit -- Chapter V. The struggle for Herat -- Chapter VI. The first Afghan War (1838-1842) -- Chapter VII. The 'Great Game' continued--the struggle for the Hindu Kush (1842-1875) -- Chapter VIII. The forward policy and the Second Afghan War (1875-1879) -- Chapter IX. The 'Great Game' concluded--from the Second Afghan War to the convention of St. Petersburg (1879-1907) -- Chapter X. The problem of the tribes -- Chapter XI. The present guardians of the Hindu Kush (1919-1929) -- Chapter XII. The present guardians of the Hindu Kush (1929-1948) -- Chapter XIII. The problem of the tribers (continued) -- Part III. The past and the future -- Chapter I. The lessons of history -- Chapter II. The effects of environment -- Chapter III. Conclusion. Subjects; Eastern question (Central Asia). Afghanistan History. Afghanistan. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good dust-wrapper, somewhat edge-torn and age-toned, and now mylar-sleeved. Faint foxing to edges and prelims. Remains well-preserved overall; internally strong and clean. Physical description; xiii, 330 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps (chiefly folded), genealogical tables ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-318) and index. Contents; Part I. The country of the Hindu Kush Chapter I. Descriptive Chapter II. The early empires (500 B.C.-A.D. 650) Chapter III. The rise of Islam in Central Asia (A.D. 650-1218) Chapter IV. Mongols and Timurids (A.D. 1218-1506) Chapter V. The Mogul Empire (A.D. 1504-1747) Part II. The kingdom of Afghanistan Chapter I. The Afghans and other races to the Hindu Kush Chapter II. The empire of Ahmad Shah Durrani, first King of Afghanistan, and of his Sadozai successors (1747-1818) Chapter III. The rise of the Muhammadzais, Dost Muhammad (1818-1838) Chapter IV. The 'Great Game' in Central Asiathe opening gambit Chapter V. The struggle for Herat Chapter VI. The first Afghan War (1838-1842) Chapter VII. The 'Great Game' continuedthe struggle for the Hindu Kush (1842-1875) Chapter VIII. The forward policy and the Second Afghan War (1875-1879) Chapter IX. The 'Great Game' concludedfrom the Second Afghan War to the convention of St. Petersburg (1879-1907) Chapter X. The problem of the tribes Chapter XI. The present guardians of the Hindu Kush (1919-1929) Chapter XII. The present guardians of the Hindu Kush (1929-1948) Chapter XIII. The problem of the tribes (continued) Part III. The past and the future Chapter I. The lessons of history Chapter II. The effects of environment Chapter III. Conclusion. Subjects; Afghanistan History. Eastern question (Central Asia). Great Game. Afghan Wars. Tribes Afghanistan. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good dust-wrapper, somewhat edge-torn and age-toned, and now mylar-sleeved. Faint foxing to edges and prelims. Remains well-preserved overall; internally strong and clean. Physical description; xiii, 330 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps (chiefly folded), genealogical tables ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-318) and index. Contents; Part I. The country of the Hindu Kush Chapter I. Descriptive Chapter II. The early empires (500 B.C.-A.D. 650) Chapter III. The rise of Islam in Central Asia (A.D. 650-1218) Chapter IV. Mongols and Timurids (A.D. 1218-1506) Chapter V. The Mogul Empire (A.D. 1504-1747) Part II. The kingdom of Afghanistan Chapter I. The Afghans and other races to the Hindu Kush Chapter II. The empire of Ahmad Shah Durrani, first King of Afghanistan, and of his Sadozai successors (1747-1818) Chapter III. The rise of the Muhammadzais, Dost Muhammad (1818-1838) Chapter IV. The 'Great Game' in Central Asiathe opening gambit Chapter V. The struggle for Herat Chapter VI. The first Afghan War (1838-1842) Chapter VII. The 'Great Game' continuedthe struggle for the Hindu Kush (1842-1875) Chapter VIII. The forward policy and the Second Afghan War (1875-1879) Chapter IX. The 'Great Game' concludedfrom the Second Afghan War to the convention of St. Petersburg (1879-1907) Chapter X. The problem of the tribes Chapter XI. The present guardians of the Hindu Kush (1919-1929) Chapter XII. The present guardians of the Hindu Kush (1929-1948) Chapter XIII. The problem of the tribes (continued) Part III. The past and the future Chapter I. The lessons of history Chapter II. The effects of environment Chapter III. Conclusion. Subjects; Afghanistan History. Eastern question (Central Asia). Great Game. Afghan Wars. Tribes Afghanistan. 1 Kg. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A comprehensive history of the world from its creation to the beginning of the 18th century. The book covers significant events, people, and civilizations from across the globe and offers a unique perspective on the progress of human history.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Condition: Wie neu. Fourth Edition overall [First Dublin Edition]. In Two Volumes (complete set). Small Octavo (10 cm x 18 cm). VI, 288, VIII, 288 pages. Hardcover / Original 18th century leather with new spinelabels, made to style. Both Volumes now in protective Mylar. Some minor wormhole-damage to the last 20 pages of Volume Two.Minor lesions to some pages only. Faded dampstain to both Volumes. Still, both Volumes firm and complete. Important scottish enlightenment publication. From the library of one "John Courtenay", with his name in ink on the titlepages of both Volumes. This is possibly John Courtenay (22 August 1738 - 24 March 1816), who was an Irish officer in the British Army, later becing a politician in England. He was a Whig member of Parliament (MP) at Westminster from 1780 to 1807, and again in 1812. (Wikipedia) With interesting articles, especially on Female Matters of the 18th century: On Duelling (Regulations proposed) - Story of Captain Douglas / Remarks on the Poems of Ossian / Of Beauty - Philosophical Opinions of it / The Mussulman's Mirror / Censure of a particular piece of indecorum at the theatre / Of Female Manners / (Change to those of Scotland considered) / Description of a Tour through the Highlands, by a London Family / Of Education - A classical contrasted with a fashionable education / Description of a shopkeeper virtuoso, in a letter from his wife Rebecca Prune / Distresses of the families of Soldiers - Story of Nancy Collins / Danger of too refined an education to girls in certain circumstances, in a letter from Harriet B. / Behaviour of Great LAdies in town to their country acquaintance, in a letter from Elizabeth Homespun / Recital of a conversation critcism on the Tragedy of Zara / The Hardship of educating a young lady in an expensive manner and then leaving her with a very slender provision for her support; History of herself, by S.M. / Account of a younger brother in the country, in a letter from Joseph Fielding / Essay on Dreams / Of the privilege of fashion to alter nature; some accountof certain fashionable peculiarities in Edinburgh / Antiquarius on the Virtues of certain ancient medicines / On Superstition and the Fear of Death / Emilia on Female accomplishment / etc. etc. Mirror Club (act. 17761787), a prominent group of Scottish literati who published the Edinburgh journals The Mirror (177980) and The Lounger (17857), evolved from a small Edinburgh literary debating society known as the Feast of Tabernacles (177077). The latter was a self-selected group of young writers, lawyers, preachers, and landed scions whose acknowledged leader was the politician Henry Dundas. Many of these individuals had earlier belonged to the Belles Lettres Society (175963), the junior version of the Select Society, a famous grouping of Scottish politicians, philosophers, preachers, and writers. In its early evolution from the Feast of Tabernacles about 17767, the founding members of the Mirror Club included Henry Mackenzie, William Craig, Alexander Abercromby, William Macleod Bannatyne, and Robert Cullen. Other members from this time were the lawyers George Ogilvie (d. 1785), William Gordon of Newhall (d. 1778), and George Home of Wedderburn (17341820). Later corresponding members, who contributed essays or correspondence, included James Beattie, David Dalrymple, William Greenfield, Robert Henry, David Hume (bap. 1757, d. 1838), William Richardson, William Strahan, Alexander Fraser Tytler, and his father, William Tytler. The publisher and future lord provost of Edinburgh, William Creech, whose idea it was to publish The Mirror, should be considered an ex officio club member since he was the only contact for many of the correspondents. Any forced division between core and corresponding members is somewhat misleading, however, since Dalrymple, Richardson, and Alexander Fraser Tytler made a far greater contribution to the club's publications than certain full members. Tytler, in fact, became one of the club's principal essayists. The Mirror Club's ethical essayswhich copied the form and continued the function of The Spectator (171114) of Addison and Steeleappear to have been well received. Macleod Bannatyne reported that 400 copies of each issue were printed, the same number that was recorded in Eminent Scotsmen by William Chambers. This number significantly underestimates the number of actual readers in an age when paper periodicals were widely circulated. Many of the club's essays were printed elsewhere, with twenty-three papers and one poem appearing in the Caledonian Mercury, the Scots Magazine, and The Bee. The bound collection of The Mirror went through eleven editions prior to 1802 and The Lounger six editions before 1805. While no subscription lists have been found, acknowledged subscribers included James Beattie, William Strahan, Dugald Stewart, John Home, William Richardson, Hugh Blair, and Jane Gordon, duchess of Gordon. The indisputable driving force of the Mirror Club was Henry Mackenzie, who, from his early years, had been groomed by the Edinburgh literati to succeed David Hume as their convivial leader and adjudicator of literary taste. Mackenzie composed 49 of the 110 issues of The Mirror and 62 of the 101 issues of The Lounger. Occasionally he composed several different drafts of a paper that he sent to friends, including Adam Smith, for comment. He also revised the majority of the essays for publication. Three of Mackenzie's closest friends, William Craig, Alexander Abercromby, and Alexander Fraser Tytler, accounted for 68 of the remaining 100 essays. As a microcosm of the Scottish literati the publishing arm of the Mirror Club provides valuable insights into the socio-economic agenda, professional background, and inter-generational networks of landed and literary lowland society. All club members came from families well connected to Scotland's élite by status, interests, marriage, and profession. They viewed themselves as the legal and literary representative.…