In 1901, Lord Curzon authorized the division of Punjab by separating the north-western area beyond the Indus River to form the North-West Frontier Province, which acceded to Pakistan in 1947 and has been known as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 2010.
We are now pleased to offer an extremely rare First Edition of the most comprehensive history of the region published before independence. First published in 1938, this rare book was dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in commemoration of his visit to the North-West Frontier Province earlier that year.
Many images of this precious rarity, including the exhaustive table of contents and the complete list of illustrations, are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested.
THE EVOLUTION OF THE NORTH–WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE
Author: Rai Bahadur Diwan Chand Obhrai
Publisher: The London Book Company (India), Peshawar, 1938 — Extremely Rare & Out-of-Print Original First Edition
Printed by: L. N. Nath at the Prabasi Press, Calcutta
Format: Hardcover
Size: 24.3 cm x 17.3 cm x 3.8 cm
Pages: xxx + 363 pages + 53 illustrative plates (incl. 1 large fold-out map). Printed on high-grade paper.
Condition of the book: Pre-Owned. Near Pristine. Page
Condition of the dust jacket: Very Good+ — Restored. The original dust jacket has been neatly restored considering its immense rarity; it is not price-clipped. The spinal loss at the bottom is carefully restored to preserve it intact; images attached. The dust jacket is neatly wrapped in an acetate film for future protection.
Remarks: Painstakingly sourced, this First Edition is extremely rare and hard to find, let alone in such exemplary condition with its original dust jacket and with all the illustrative plates intact.
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