History / History & Prediction -Military / Land of the Gurkhas by William Northey

• Book Title: Land of the Gurkhas
• Author: William Northey
• ISBN: 0404548563
• Publisher: W Heffer and Sons
• Year Published: undated c. 1939
• Our Price: £43.89 GBP ($86.46 USD)
• Description: W Heffer and Sons: undated but with gift inscription dated 1939 : green cloth hard cover with gilt decoration to front: gilt lettering to spine. 248 pages including index; fold -in map: good quality b/w photographic illustrations. Synopsis: The background to this in-depth and wide-ranging survey, geographical description , history of Nepal and birth and development of the Gurkha Regiments, was the author's 20 years service with a Gurkha Regiment which included his training the Nepal Escort in Kathmandu in 1910, his service with the Nepalese Contingent on the Indian Frontier during the Great war, and his occupation of the Post of Recruiting Officer for five years. During this time he visited parts of the Himalayan Kingom of Nepal usually inaccessible to Europeans, met the influential and the interesting, and built up a wealth of knowledge and expertise on his fascinating subject . Condition: no dust jacket; gift inscription: very clean, good and collectable overall.
• Condition: Collectable- Very Good
• Dustcover: No
• Binding: Hardback
• Type: Used Books

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