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TITLE: The Country of Balochistan
SUB TITLE: Its Geography, Topography, Ethnology, and History
AUTHOR: A W. Hughes, F.R.G.S; F.S.S
PUBLISHER: George Bell & Sons
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1877
BINDING: Red cloth binding
NO.OF PAGES: 294 pages containing about 7 original tipped photographs and a big fold out map of Baluchistan in the pocket
SIZE:
Height: 19.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Depth: 3 cm
First edition of this scarce survey of Balochistan (today the largest of Pakistan's five provinces). Illustrated with seven mounted Woodbury-type photographic plates and a large folding lithographed map, hand-colored in outline.
Hughes' valuable work covers the history, geography and ethnographyof the region, based on a wide range of official and largely unpublished sources. The fine photographic plates include portraits of Balochi rulers and views of the country. Appendices include a vocabulary of local dialects and detailed descriptionsof road routes.
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There may be some minor tears/creases scratches, or holes commensurate with age that may not be visible in the images.
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