The Pamirs and the source of the Oxus ... Revised, and reprinted from 'The Geographical Journal' for July, August, and September, 1896
London: Royal Geographical Society; Edward Stanford, 1896. First edition, 8vo, pp. [2], 83, [1]; 15 illustrations from photographs (1 full-page), table, and a large folding color map; publisher's quarter tan calf gilt-stamped on upper cover and spine; some soiling and overall wear; the map with several short breaks at the folds; a good, clean and sound copy. Curzon (1859-1925) was by turns a member of Parliament, Under-Secretary of State and Viceroy of India, restorer of the Taj Mahal, Chancellor of Oxford University, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, explorer and author, His fame rests today largely on this "daring foray into Afghanistan and the Pamirs" in 1894-95, and for his exploration of the source of the Amu Darya (Oxus) for which he was awarded the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society. Item #72447
Price: $275.00
