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Account of the 1911 Abor Expedition under Major-General Hamilton Bower, carried out to punish the perpetrators of a massacre of a British colonial official, a doctor and their coolies in March 1911. The perpetrators were caught afte rsome fighting and the  tribal chiefs – the Gams – submitted to the British Raj, including the destruction of their tribal centres. The account also covers the local customs and practices .  First edition. Original boards rebacked in red leather with raised bands and gilt titles The map to the rear is loose but complete. VG