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1871316630London: Strahan & Co 1871. Illus. 376 4 adspp. 8vo. Half modern mottled brown calf green title label. Fine. Illus. 376 4 adspp. 8vo. <br/><br/> Strahan & Co unknown
182420379First American Edition from the Second London Edition H. C. Carey & I. Lea - Chestnut Street hardcover
1876AQ21543London: s.n. 1876. Single leaf handbill. Numerous horizontal and vertical folds manuscript docket title to margin lightly creased and dust-soiled. An apparently unrecorded handbill advertising the services of London-based India Rubber mat and tyre manufacturers Frederick Bird & Co. . Dimensions 220 x 280 mm. [s.n.] unknown
188869822London: printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty 1888. 8vo pp. 4 567 1; original brown cloth gilt-stamped spine; near fine. Without the separately printed Index and Supplements. This is the first in a series of catalogues that ran until 1937. It is the only catalogue of western books in the India Office. Other volumes included books in Sanskrit Hindistani Hindi Panjabi Pushtu Sindhi Bengali Oriya Assamese Marathi Gujarati and Persian languages. printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode, printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty unknown
18691236E185London: Trubner and Co. 1869. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. vi 2 184. Very Good. 6 x 9.25 inches 15.5 x 24.5 cm. First printing. Green cloth binding with blind stamped border to boards. Rubbing and a few marks to boards. Bumping and slight wear to ends of spine and corners of boards. Good solid binding. Very clean text throughout. A few pages are creased to the upper corner. An investigation into the grievances of the Nawabs of the Carnatic against the British East India Company. Very scarce. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 6 x 9.25 inches 15.5 x 24.5 cm. Trubner and Co. hardcover
1859224156New York.: J. H. Colton. 1859. Hand-coloured map 40 x 33 cms inset map "Continuation of British India" 12 x 9.3 cms showing Burma elaborate decorative burst border a few spots sheet age-toned inner margin a little chipped not affecting the map and small split in the outer margin no loss text "Farther India or Indo-China" from Colton's atlas on the verso an attractive map in good condition. Attractively hand-coloured map showing different districts presidencies and independent kingdoms with contrasting pastel pinks yellows greens and blues. Major Presidencies Bengal Bombay and Madras are shown alongside extensive detail on river networks the Himalayan range roads and early railway lines connecting major trading hubs. Published a year after the East India Company was stripped of its governing powers following the tumultuous events of the 1857 Indian Rebellion Sepoy Mutiny. This 1859 map is one of the very first American atlas sheets printed to reflect the formal establishment of direct British Crown rule the Raj. It illustrates a subcontinent transitioning from a corporate-held trade monopoly into the crown jewel of Queen Victoria's empire neatly delineating newly pacified administrative boundaries. . J. H. Colton unknown
183969956Stockholm 1839. 8vo. Samtidig skinnryggbind med ryggforgylling. Marmorerte dekler. 6 291 7. Med to foldekarter. Tryckt hos P. A. Norstedt & Söner Svensk. <br/><br/><em>Det ene kartet med rift. </em> unknown
1899172131London : HMSO Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode 1899. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in gilt-blocked bucjram boards. Near fine copy in half aniline calf over buckram boards with R. G. Duff in gilt block; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Ex-libris copy with bookplates remaining; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 40 pages; Description: iii 40 p. : tabs. ; 32 cm. Subjects: Great Britain --India Office --Archives --Bibliography --Catalogs --Bengal India --Politics and government --Sources London : HMSO, Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode hardcover
187334726London: Trubner & Co. . Very Good with no dust jacket. 1873. First Edition . Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Vol. 5 only of six. Gilt-stamped later green cloth boards very slight wear to corners binding tight fine overall. Approx. 8.5" x 5.75" 10 575 pp. Clean and bright discard stamps from the Merchant Library of Philadelphia on title page and a couple of other pages not affecting the text otherwise unmarked. A nice copy. . Trubner & Co. , hardcover
183616845Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Blanchard 1836. Hardcover. Good. Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Blanchard 1836.<br /> <br /> FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.<br /> <br /> VOLUME II ONLY.<br /> <br /> Original cloth.<br /> 228 pages.<br /> <br /> Good. Binding somewhat shaken; cracked in front; some foxing; bookplate and name on front endpaper; scraping to spine label; some wear.<br /> <br /> Important memoirs of the author's life in India.<br /> <br /> SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS.<br /> . Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard hardcover
1899317966London: James Nisbet 1899. Illus.xiii 1 354 adspp. 8vo. Bound in three quarters mottled brown calf and marbled boards. Fine. Illus.xiii 1 354 adspp. 8vo. <br/><br/> James Nisbet hardcover
188823582Lucknow India: Methodist Publishing House 1888. Paperback. Very good condition. Methodist pamphlet printed in Urdu in a question and answer format. Owners' signatures at top of front wrapper "Miss Niles" and Mr. "Wilson" and "Catechism 2nd Book Urdu" in ink.<br /> <br /> Brenton Hamline Badley 1849-1891 American missionary was born in Monmouth Indiana in 1849. He was first assigned to the North India Annual Conference. He preached his first sermon in the local dialect within a short period and spent the next four years preaching throughout the countryside. He later returned to Lucknow and served there until the end of his life.<br /> <br /> Badley helped with the development of the Centennial Boys School into Reid Christian College now Lucknow Christian College. Mr. Badley authored books and articles on Indian Missions for American publications and put together the 1876 Indian Missionary Directory. <br /> <br /> 12mo 68pp advertisements 8pp. Printed plum paper wrappers. Wrappers slightly marked; text clean and bright. Methodist Publishing House paperback
189221075Cincinnati: Cranston & Curts. 1892. Hardcover. Very Good. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Small white stain on front board. Front hinge has a bit of play. Light spotting to edges. ; Frontispiece of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in India. A detailed account of a long time missionary to India. The first part of the book discusses many religions in the countries and the second part is dedicated to the different provinces of India ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 562 pages . Cranston & Curts hardcover
1859051176London: The Religious Tract Society 1859 Book. Good. Hardcover. A very rare volume - only 6 copies located in libraries worldwide. Has original yellow end papers; boards are blindstamped; lettering is gilt stamped. Age wear includes moderate scuffs soils some small stains spine edge/end chipping bumped corners and some rub marks; inner hinge cracking with a somewhat shaken spine; small embossment on title page - "Norfolk Association Book Hawking"; some light waving and foxing throughout interior. The recollections of a Reverend from India on his work spreading the word of Christianity in the Nineteenth Century. 167 pages plus extras listing other publications from the Religious Tract Society. The Religious Tract Society hardcover
1876318010London: T. Nelson & Sons 1876. viii 9-319pp. 12mo. Modern three quarters mottled calf. Fine. viii 9-319pp. 12mo. <br/><br/> T. Nelson & Sons unknown
1898318005London: Chatto & Windus 1898. First edition. xxviii 210pp 32 Illus. 8vo. Three quarters polished brown modern mottled calf. Fine. First edition. xxviii 210pp 32 Illus. 8vo. <br/><br/> Chatto & Windus unknown
18404574Pawtucket R.I.: Published by William and Robert Adams 1840. First American Edition. 1 vols. 12mo. Original green cloth. A very nice copy. First American Edition. 1 vols. 12mo. Mr. Thompson a representative of the "British India Society" preached an end of the cotton trade between England and America in favor of trade between India and England in this commodity. Mr. Garrison lauds this approach as an end of slavery in the U.S.A. <br/><br/> Published by William and Robert Adams hardcover
189849175London: James Bowden 1898. Tall 8vo. 159 1 pp. Photo frontisp. 13 photo plates 57 plates. Original khaki-coloured cloth illustration & brown lettering on front cover over beveled boards a.e.g. chipping wear soiling damage head & foot of spine bumping & wear to corners some minor soiling to endpapers still G- reference copy w/ Bookseller’s label on front pastedown for Queen City Book Co. Cincinnati OH and former ownership stamp. First edition of this scarce illustrated account of the relief of the British Garrison at Chakdara during the siege of Malakand by 10000 Pashtuns commanded by Saidullah. The British relief column was sent to assist General William Hope Meiklejohn and was accompanied by a young 2nd Lieutenant Winston Churchill who later published his Story of the Malakand Field Force. James Bowden, hardcover
18802880Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1880. Hardcover. Brown cloth blind-stamped decoration gilt spine lettering. Early official compilation of local acts and regulations in force in Coorg/Kodagu including land-revenue regulation and related colonial administrative law. With two-page publishers advertisement at rear.; 7" x 10-1/4"; 99 pp; Ex-library with front bookplate and ownership markings on title page; no spine label or pocket. Covers edgeworn. . Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing hardcover
1899172124London : HMSO Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode 1899. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in gilt-blocked bucjram boards. Near fine copy in half aniline calf over buckram boards with R. G. Duff in gilt block; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Ex-libris copy with bookplates remaining ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 516 pages; Description: iii 516 p. : tabs. ; 32 cm. Subjects: Great Britain. India Office --Archives --Bibliography --Catalogs --Bengal India --Politics and government --Sources London : HMSO, Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode hardcover
1893ADndLTD.32Brisbane: Warwick & Sapsford Printers 1893. 1893. 8vo. pp. 152 xxvi ads. 3 coloured maps 2 double-page 15 plates 1 full-page tinted & numerous text illus. 3 tipped-in ads. ads on enleaves. stiff cloth-backed illus. wrs. wrs. creased stained & detached spine perished out leaves embrowned. Sixth Edition so noted on upper cover. See Ferguson 7424. Hardcover. Brisbane: Warwick & Sapsford, Printers, 1893. Hardcover
1897219014London.: The India Office. 1897. xxviii 91pp. Black cloth covered boards lettered in silver on the spine housing the original report in paper wrappers front wrapper detached. Wrappers fragile but contents very good. 32 x 19cm. Short check list style listings of the correspondence of many locations of East India Company interest in India and beyond including: Borneo Celebes Ceylon China and Japan Dacca Egypt and Red Sea Java Persia and Persian Gulf St. Helena Siam Straits Settlements and Sumatra. . The India Office. hardcover
1898011421Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing India 1898. Book measures 33x21.cm. v 209pp. Bound in original publishers printed boards. Boards rubbed dust marked spine sellotaped library label and withdrawal stamp. Binding in good condition. Internally occasional library stamp or mark. Pages in very good clean condition. A good clean copy. . Hard Cover. Good Plus. Quarto. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India Hardcover
1900011425Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing India 1900. Book measures 33x21.cm. ii64pp. Bound in original publishers printed boards. Boards rubbed dust marked spine sellotaped library label and withdrawal stamp. Internally occasional library stamp or mark. Pages in very good clean condition. A good clean copy. . Hard Cover. Good. Quarto. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India Hardcover
1898011424Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing India 1898. Book measures 33.5x21.5.cm. ii316pp. Bound in original publishers printed boards. Boards rubbed dust marked spine sellotaped library label and withdrawal stamp binding slightly loose. Internally occasional library stamp or mark. Pages in very good clean condition. A good clean copy. . Hard Cover. Good. Quarto. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India Hardcover