Set of 2 books on Kashmir

• Marion Doughty, Afoot through Kashmir Valleys, London: Sands & Company, 1901

pp. xxxii, 276, [3], frontispiece (in pagination), plates and text illustrations after photographs; rebound leather binding with gilt text to the spine
8.75 x 5.5 in (22.5 x 14.5 cm)

First edition of a first-hand account of a British woman's wanderings through Kashmir, with interesting observations of everyday life and practical hints for hill walkers in the country. The extensive travels of the botanizing Miss Doughty, who "makes the glaciers and peaks of the Himalaya sound as tame as the South Downs . And after cataloguing the pleasures and perils of a Kashmiri holiday she has the effrontery to insist that any 'idle person' like her could do the same" (Robinson).

• Margaret Cotter, A Lonely Summer in Kashmir, London: Duckworth and Co., 1904

pp. x, 281 pages with 51 illustrations made from photographs; publisher's cloth binding
8.5 x 6.5 in (22 x 17 cm)

A beautifully illustrated work of this personal account of travelling by boat, trekking and camping out in Kashmir. The author visited Martand Sun Temple, Pahalgam hill station, Lidder Valley, Tarsar Lake, Gulmarg town, Sonamarg hill station, Wangath temple, Dal Lake, and other places.

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