Walter R Lawrence THE VALLEY OF KASHMIR 1895 Antique Indian History & Culture Photographic Plates Color Maps Politics Social Flora Fauna

Title:
The Valley of Kashmir


Author: Walter R. Lawrence - Sir Walter Roper Lawrence, 1st Baronet, was a member of the British Council-09[2] and an English author who served in the Indian Civil Service under the British in India and wrote travelogues based on his experiences of traveling around the Indian Subcontinent. Over the course of his wanderings, he developed a close affinity with the Indian and Kashmiri people, who figure prominently in his work. His best-known books are The Valley of Kashmir (1895) and The India we Served (1929). (Courtesy Wikipedia)


Publisher: Henry Frowde


City: Oxford


Year: 1895


Binding Style: Hardcover


Pagination: 478 pages


Width: 8"
Height: 10.5"


Book Details: This antique volume is bound in paper covered boards with rebacked cloth spine cover and half board. The volume is adorned with photographic plates of Kashmir, including the frontispiece, as well as a color folding map at the rear of the volume.



This material comes to us directly from the personal library of James Hurley, a former Vice Consul at the United States Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, and most notably a member of the 1960 International Saltoro Expedition which made the first attempt on the unclimbed K12 Peak, the 24,370-foot mountain in the Karakoram range of the Himalayas near the Line of Control between India and Pakistan. Their expedition was sponsored by the Royal Society and the Royal Geographic Society and Hurley was trained in the elements of climbing by the famous explorer Eric Shipton, who made the first reconnaissance visit to K12 in 1957. Aside from the historic ascent attempt, Hurley's objective in the region was an ethnographic study of the Epic of King Gesar. The Rajah of Khaplu arranged for a scribe to take down the Baltistan/Kashmir version of this important Central Asian epic poem from the bard Abdur Rahim. Sadly this fascinating manuscript has been lost to time. Please attend our live sale to inspect this and numerous other fascinating lots from the Hurley collection of South and Central Asian books and ephemera.


Condition / Notes: This antique volume shows moderate to significant exterior age/wear with a rebacked spine cover as well as rubbing and edgewear to the boards. The interior pages show light age toning as well as some previous owner inscriptions.



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