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India And British Portraiture, 1770-1825

Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, Ny, 1979, Oxford University Press, Karachi, New Delhi

– 536 pages
– Many black and white and colored illustrations
– Full black laminated cloth cover
– Gilt title on spine
– Dust jacket (DJ)
– Publisher’s cardboard box
– Near mint condition

A History of the Boondelas 1828

– Pages: vii, 174 + 3
– Black and white printed illustrations
– New binding
– Several folded maps
– Pages are yellowed
– Overall condition: Average

The History of British India

The History of British India

Binding: 9×5.6”, orig. purple cl. with gilt title to sp., cover sunned, sp. and cover chipped, sl. foxing throughout, binding loose, text clean. , Vol 2 bound in new leather.

Condition: Average

Himalayan Assault, The French Himalayan Expedition 1936

Himalayan Assault, The French Himalayan Expedition 1936

Himalayan Assault, The French Himalayan Expedition 1936

Translated by Nea. E. Morin, Intro by Brig-Gen The Hon. C.G. Bruce

Illustration: 48 gravure plates and 3 line drawn maps. Condition: Excellent Binding: 22x14cm., pp. xv, 203; full brown cl. with gilt title to sp.

Condition: Very Good

Ceylon An Account Of The Island Physical, Historical, And Topographical With Notices Of Its Natural History, Antiquities And Productions

Ceylon An Account Of The Island Physical, Historical, And Topographical With Notices Of Its Natural History, Antiquities And Productions

Ceylon An Account Of The Island Physical, Historical, And Topographical With Notices Of Its Natural History, Antiquities And Productions

Illustration: A large number of wood engravings throughout in the form of vignettes, frontis., 2 double folding maps in Vol.II.

Condition: Very Good

Binding: 22x14cm, pp. xxxv, 619, xvi, 660; brown calf over marbled boards, sp. rebacked, 5 raised bands to sp. with gilt title to leather label, sp. chipped in parts and frayed.

The life and correspondence of the right hon. Sir Bartle Frere

The life and correspondence of the right hon. Sir Bartle Frere

The life and correspondence of the right hon. Sir Bartle Frere

Illustration: 11+5 full pp. woodcut illus. incl. frontis and several clrd. maps.

Condition: Good+.

Binding: 9”x 5.5”, pp. xi, 516, 472; new calf over marbled boards with gilt title to leather label to sp., 5 raised bands to spine.

Memoirs of the life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.

Memoirs of the life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.

Memoirs of the life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.

Illustration: Engraved frontis to Vol.I, facsimile letter, few othe pl., pp. yellowed and water stained.

Condition: Poor+

Binding: 7.75×4.75”, orig. green calf with 5 raised bands to sp., gilt title to leather label to sp., few covers separate from sp. but intact, cover and sp. frayed, all edges marbled, marbled epps, pp. turning brittle.

 

Mission with Mountbatten

Mission with Mountbatten

Mission with Mountbatten

Illustration: Several b/w photo prints, colored frontis.
Condition: Good
Binding: 9×6”, pp. xiv, 383; orig. maroon cl. with gilt title to sp., foxing throughout, edges thumbed, pp. yellowed, binding loose.

Great Men Of India

Great Men Of India

Illustration: b/w prints of photographic images, both full pp and vignettes
Condition: Average+.
Binding: 9x 6”, pp. 640; orig. green cloth with gilt title to sp., label of previous owner to spine, self embossing to cover, deco. Epps., pp. brittle, top edges blue

The Popular History of England, Civil, Military, and Religious, from the earliest times to the reform bill of 1884

The Popular History of England, Civil, Military, and Religious, from the earliest times to the reform bill of 1884

Illustration: A large number of tinted, clrd. pl., maps with clrd. outlines.
Condition: Good
Binding: 27.5x19cm, half calf over purple buckram, gilt title to new red label to spine, all edges marbled, text in double columns, covers of few vols. Separate, sp. sl. frayed.

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A History of the Indian Mutiny and of the disturbances, which accompanied it among the civil population.

A History of the Indian Mutiny and of the disturbances, which accompanied it among the civil population.

Illustration: 2 double folding printed maps (clrd & b/w) and 6 printed plans, pp. sl. Yellowed else fine.

Condition: Good+

Binding: 19x12cm, pp. xx, 582; full brown leather cover and sp., cover and sp. rebacked very well, 5 raised bands to sp. With gilt title to red leather label and gilt dec., inner dentelles, marbled epps., all edges marbled, edges sl. Thumbed.

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Hakluyt’s Voyages Vol.1-8

Hakluyt’s Voyages Vol.1-8: Introduction by John Masefield Vol. 9-10:Introduction by Ernest Rhys

Vol.1-8: The Principal Navigations Voyages traffiques and discoveries of the English Nation, made by sea or overland to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth at any time within the compass of these 1600 years

Vol. 9-10: The voyages traffiques and discoveries of foreign voyagers with other matters relating there to contained in the “navigations”.

Condition: Good +

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Courtiers and favorites of Royalty

Courtiers and favorites of Royalty (Total no of volumes Not known. 10 vols. Available)

Illustration: Every volume has a frontis portrait with printed tissue guard, pp. Yellowed else fine.

Condition: Good

Binding: 23x15cm, orig. purple morocco with gilt dec. border to cover, gilt title to sp. with dec., untrimmed, pp. becoming brittle, title pp. In red and black, text clean and fresh.

The Comprehensive History of England 12 Vol Set

The Comprehensive History of England 12 Vol Set

The Comprehensive History of England 12 Vol Set

The Comprehensive History of England; Civil and military, Religious, Intellectual, and Social. From The earliest period to the close of the Russian War.

Illustration: Over 1000 woodcut engravings, several vignettes, sl. foxing.

Condition: Average+.

Binding: 26×17.5cm., full blue cl. with gilt dec. and title to cover and spine, self embossed cover, text in double columns, sl. foxing throughout.