Tribes of the Hindoo Koosh ( Hindu kush)

8vo, pp. vi + clxix + 164, Illus., Maps in Pocket, Appendices. Contents: 1. The Indus Valley, from British Territory to Boonji. 2. Gilgit-Hunza-Nager-Ponyal. 3. Castes- administration. 4. Baltistan -the Brokpas. 5. Yassin-Chitral. 6. Torwal and Bushkar. 7. Habits and customs. 8. Festivals.9. Past and present religions. 10. The Siah Posh. 11. The Gilgit princes. 12. The Baltistan princes. 13. The Yassin and Chitral princes. 14. Dardistan. Appendices.Biddulph exploried the Hindu Kush one one least accessible regions of the Asia, still largely sealed to European travellers. Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Ponyal, Yassin and Chitral. Originale trattato di un etnologo militare inglese, ufficiale del governo Britannico a Gilgit nel 1877, sulle trib˘ delle aree attorno a Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Ponyal, Yassin e Chitral. Il testo originale Ë molto raro. quality reprint of extremely scarce original. First published in 1880 in an extremely limited edition, and reprinted in 1896. Biddulph served on the Mission to Yarkand, 1873-74, and was Political Agent at Gilgit, 1877-81.