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Biscoe, C.E. Tyndale, M.A. (Cantab) KASHMIR IN SUNLIGHT AND SHADE: A Description of the Beauties of the Country, The Life, Habits and Humour of its Inhabitants, and an Account of the Gradual But Steady Rebuilding of a Once Down-Trodden People, with an Introduction by Major-Gen. L.C. Dunsterville, C.B., C.S.I. London Seeley, Service and Co. Limited 1922

First edition. Illustrated with 28 black and white photographic plates and a large folding map. 8vo, publisher's original grey-blue cloth, the spine ruled and lettered in black, the upper cover ruled in black and decorated with a pictorial vignette. 315 pp. including index, [4 ads]. A fine and unusually well preserved copy. Bright and clean.

FIRST EDITION OF THIS SCARCE BOOK. A lively account of the author's experiences and opinions of Kashmir and its people: Readers of this book will notice that it is one of Mr. Tyndale Biscoe's characteristics to reach his objective by the most direct means possible, ignoring or brushing aside all obstacles as of small moment so long as he does attain his goal [introduction]. In this no-nonsense, readable style, he shares customs, culture, and history of the Kashimiris as well as describing their mosques and the surrounding area they inhabit. As a missionary, Biscoe also tells of the school he established to educate the natives and teach them about Christianity. An interesting of narrative of East meets West.

$US395

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