LAL, Mohan. Life of the Amir Dost Mohammed Khan, of Kabul ... including the Victory and Disasters of the British Army. London: Longman [and others], 1846. 2 volumes, 8°. 19 lithographed portraits on india paper, mounted (a little foxing and offsetting). Near-contemporary tan polished calf, gilt spines with tan and brown lettering- and numbering-pieces, double gilt fillet round sides, marbled edges (very lightly rubbed). Provenance: H. E. Butler, 1863 (presentation inscription on an endpaper from Charles Legard on the former's leaving Eton). FIRST EDITION. (2)