Silk Road Books & Photos

181

Kessel, Joseph and Flinker Karl

Afghanistan

Thames and Hudson 1959, numerous black and white and colour plates. Photographic coffee table book. In dust wrapper, hardback.

182

Kessel, Joseph         and Flinker Karl

Afghanistan

Thames and Hudson 1959, numerous black and white and colour plates. Photographic coffee table book. In dust wrapper, hardback split to spine ex library. Acceptable

183

Kessel, Joseph and Michaud Roland

Afghanistan

Collection “reves et realities” in French language with text and colour photos, hardback in dustwrapper. All pages loose 1970.

184

Keshtmand, Assad

Human Rights Afghanistan Myths and Reality

Publisher: Afghanistan Today Publishing House Kabul 1987. Cover Badly worn and creased. Some light staining to edge of pages, otherwise a tight reading paperback copy.

185

Kessler, Melvin M

Ivan Viktorovich Vitkevich 1806-39:A Tsarist Agent in Central Asia

Central Asian Collectanea No 4 1960, Washington DC. Account of the Vitkevich mission to Kabul in 1839. PHOTOCOPIED ARTICLE. RARE

186

Khan, Mohammed Said

The Voice of the Pukhtoons

1972, paperback Lahore Ferozesons. Examines the position of Pukhtoons in Pakistan in the twentieth Century and during the independence struggle from Britain. Some wear to spine o/w good condition.

187

Khan, Ghani

The Pathans –A Sketch

Son of Bacha Khan, the Leader of the ‘Red Shirts’ in British India. Khan was a himself a prominent leader, until his death in 1996, of the Pashtun people in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Khan was also a Pashto Poet. Book Description: Peshawar, 1958. 23x15cm, paperback, 57pp. Slight wear to spine, but very good overall. In original stiff card wrapper as published.

188

Khan, Muhammad Nawaz

Ali Mardan Khan’s Garden Villa and the Flag Staff House on Peshawar Cantonment

Book by editor of Gandhara Times a valuable contribution to the Mughal heritage of NWFP. There are colour photos of the Mughal Governor’s villa and a good description of the artistic merits of the building as well as historical travelers accounts of the Villa and surrounding Mughal garden.8 plates, one map and 26 pages, softcover in very good condition.1998 Peshawar Pakistan.

189

Khan, Omar

From Kashmir to Kabul Photography 1860-1900

Hardback Prestel publishers in mint dust wrapper 208 pages, photos of John Burke and William Baker. Lovely photos of Afghanistan, including of the now destroyed Kabul Bala Hisar.

190

Khan, Riaz M

Untying the Afghan Knot

Negotiating the Soviet Withdrawal. 402 pages. Khan examines the interests, positions and behind the scenes maneuvering of the major players-Afghan govts and resistance groups, Pakistan, USSR,USA, and UN mediators-and assesses the impact of military and political developments inside Afghanistan and elsewhere. He shows how the Geneva Accords offered Gorbachev a face saving opportunity to end the prolonged Soviet military involvement in Afghanistan. Khan was a Senior Pakistani diplomat who participated in all the meetings on Afghanistan at the UN and at the Geneva rounds (1982-88).  Very good-fine condition.