Kirkpatrick, Colonel William.

First edition. 4to. pp. xx, 386, [2, Index]; folding map, 13 engraved plates, one hand-coloured plate of 'The Khalidge' (a pheasant); minor spotting, offsetting from some of the uncoloured plates to text, else a very good and wide-margined copy in full calf, sometime rebacked with raised bands and contrasting lettering piece.

Yakushi K90a. This is an account of the first visit by an Englishman to the valley of Kathmandu. Kirkpatrick took part in a mission to Nepal in 1793, to attempt to mediate between the country's authorities and the Chinese. The first half of the book contains details of the route taken by the mission, and the remaining portion of the book offers information on the country's geography, culture, economics, extent, and history. It remains an important work on the area.