{"product_id":"scarce-signed-afghanistan-gillett-british-ambassador-presentation-copy-1968","title":"Scarce SIGNED Afghanistan Gillett British Ambassador Presentation Copy 1967","description":"Afghanistan \/ Great Game \/ British Diplomacy — Scarce signed presentation copy of the 1967 Oxford University Press third edition of W. K. Fraser-Tytler’s Afghanistan: A Study of Political Developments in Central and Southern Asia, extensively revised by Sir Michael Cavenagh Gillett.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an especially desirable association copy because Gillett was not simply the reviser of the book. He had served as British Ambassador to Afghanistan from 1957 to 1963, giving him firsthand diplomatic experience in the country whose modern political and diplomatic history he was responsible for updating in this edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe front endpaper is personally inscribed by Gillett in red ink:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Anne Bancroft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003efrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael (Gillett)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWembury Cottage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e’67”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inscription is particularly appealing because it is dated 1967—the year this third edition was published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso retained with the book is the original printed “With the Author’s compliments” presentation slip, further strengthening its character as a presentation copy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFraser-Tytler’s Afghanistan is an important historical study of Afghanistan’s strategic position at the crossroads of Central and Southern Asia. This substantially revised third edition incorporates Gillett’s updates to the country’s political and diplomatic history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSubjects include Afghanistan’s rulers and dynasties, the Hindu Kush, British and Russian rivalry, the Great Game, the Anglo-Afghan Wars, the North-West Frontier, tribal politics, relations with India and Pakistan, international diplomacy and Afghanistan’s longstanding strategic importance between competing regional and world powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublication Details:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eW. K. Fraser-Tytler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevised by M. C. Gillett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThird Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e362 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardcover with original illustrated dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with photographic plates and maps, including folding maps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very good collectible condition overall. The cloth hardcover remains clean and attractive with a solid binding. Interior pages are generally clean and well preserved. Previous bookseller\/reference markings are present near the front as photographed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original illustrated dust jacket remains striking and displays well, with light age and edge wear. Jacket is price clipped and protected in a removable clear cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGillett’s 1967 presentation inscription remains clear and attractive on the front endpaper. The separate printed “With the Author’s compliments” slip is retained.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease examine all photographs carefully for exact condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA scarce signed association\/presentation copy combining an established historical study of Afghanistan with the personal inscription of the British diplomat who both served as Ambassador to Afghanistan and revised this edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unusually compelling copy for collections devoted to Afghanistan, the Great Game, Central Asia, British diplomatic history, geopolitical history or twentieth-century international relations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSKU V\/2","brand":"Second Chapter Book Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67706063782136,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0859\/1025\/7912\/files\/97e1e059-932e-4b7a-af23-cfcc580b0f02_1af6da93-f3eb-4c2d-9bd0-d1e1b1dd2ee6.jpg?v=1792225153","url":"https:\/\/secondchapterbookco.com\/products\/scarce-signed-afghanistan-gillett-british-ambassador-presentation-copy-1968","provider":"Second Chapter Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}