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18358652<p>First edition. Octavo. Descriptive account by Rev. Hobart Caunter. 22 engravings from original drawings by William Daniell. 263 pages 4 pages of advertisements. Original gilt and blindstamped dark brown morocco spine with gilt stamped design of a palm tree and camel covers with gilt stamped vignette of 3 men riding on an elephant surrounded by blindstamped border of intertwined snakes a.e.g. rubbing to extremities. Very good. No foxing. Binder's ticked of F. Westley. Bookplate of H. Scofield and C.W. Nicolay with Nicolay's ink signature dated 1835.</p> Bull and Churton hardcover books
1792245340Maestricht: Roux & Compagnie 1792. First edition was London 1791. With 2 large folding maps of south and southeast Asia the first encompassing the classical references in Robertson's text the second of the region according to Ptolemy. xii 501 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary quarter calf and boards new endpapers. Bookplate. Very good. First edition was London 1791. With 2 large folding maps of south and southeast Asia the first encompassing the classical references in Robertson's text the second of the region according to Ptolemy. xii 501 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A translation into French of Robertson's Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India. Robertson was also the author of The History of America 1777. Lowndes 1571 Roux & Compagnie unknown books
1980279930Survey of India Offices 1980. unbound. Map. Colored offset lithograph. Hyderabad Guide Map image size 31.5 x 44.5 inches Bus Routes image size 30 x 21.5 inches verso. Sheet size 35 x 46.5 inches. Both Hyderabad Guide and Bus Routes Maps both show some repairs to tears along original folds and some light staining. Guide Map is backed with sturdy paper to support Bus Routes map.<br/><br/> Detailed key for Hyderabad Guide Map Second edition includes extensive list of places of interest including galleries cinemas offices and cultural centers among others. Bus routes supplied by Andhra Pradesh State Road Corporation up to date to June 1977.<br/><br/> Survey of India Offices unknown books
1790WRCAM47670Paris: Didot 1790. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Old fold lines. Minor soiling. Very good. Untrimmed. Brief work cautioning against too much freedom of trade with the East Indies. Three copies in OCLC at the John Carter Brown Library and the national libraries of France and Australia. Didot unknown books
192635580Paris: Dorbon-Ainé 1926. First French Edition. 76 Plates of Prehistoric and Historical Monuments. 1 vols. Folio. Cloth and Boards. About fine. First French Edition. 76 Plates of Prehistoric and Historical Monuments. 1 vols. Folio. Dorbon-Ainé unknown books
186130491033 Norland Square Notting Hill 1861. 4pp. 12mo. Old folds. 4pp. 12mo. Born in Bombay in 1799 Duncan was the illegitimate son of the Governor of Bombay. Duncan's father's wealth enabled him to pursue a literary life and he published regularly from 1825-57. <br/><br/>He summarises the work thus: "The object of this book is to enable those who have never studied India to acquire a knowledge of its institutions with the best possible expenditure of time." A book on India would be seemingly inevitable for a writer with his background yet the work described here was seemingly never published. unknown books
1770WRCAM51541Paris: P.G. Simon 1770. 4pp. Quarto. Dbd. Leaves almost separated at the fold scattered light foxing. Good plus. A 1770 French royal decree concerning the liquidation of the Compagnie des Indes. The articles of the decree examine the assets of the company in the years after the French and Indian War allocate funds and set forth a payment schedule with a view towards transferring the company's property to state control. Another royal decree the previous year had ordered the company to be liquidated. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1807. BELL F1020. P.G. Simon unknown books
1881511291881. Analytical Study of Punjabi Law India. Tupper Charles Lewis Editor. Wilson J. Editor of Volume IV Walker T. Gordon Editor of Volume V. Punjab Customary Law. Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing 1881-1885. 5 volumes. Quarto 10" x 6-3/4". Contemporary cloth gilt titles to spines. Moderate rubbing to boards heavier rubbing to extremities with chipping to spine ends some hinges cracked internally clean. Ex-library.Shelf labels to spines markings to endleaves small stamps to title pages. $450. Only edition. A region with sophisticated systems of law and government the Punjab region was gradually colonized by Great Britain during the eighteenth century. It remained part of the British Empire until the end of British rule in 1947. At this time the region was divided between India and Pakistan. As these volumes indicates the British recognized the sophistication and value of Punjabi law and took efforts to comprehend and adapt it to English law. Contents: I. A Selection from the Records of the Punjab Government II. Statements of Customary Law in Different Districts III. Questions on Tribunal and Local Custom: a Manual for the Use of Settlement Officers IV. General Code of Tribal Custom in the Sirsa District of the Punjab V. The Customary Law of the Ludhiana District. OCLC locates 27 copies. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:778. unknown books
1934275256India: Survey of India 1934. Colored offset Lithograph. Sheet maps 22" x 29.5".<br/><br/> This interesting 1934 pocket map depicts the plan of the Gulbarga Fort and vicinity located in the northern part of the state of Karnataka at the time Hyderabad State in southern India. Beautifully detailed the map notes the fort important roads lakes wells vegetation and a host of other topographic elements.<br><br>Originally built by Raja Gulchand a feudatory of the Warangal Kakatiyas it was further fortified and enlarged in 1327 by Sultan Al-ud-din Bahmani of Bahmani Sultanate in 1327 and Adil Shah. Various monuments such as mosques palaces tombs and other structures were also built. Most notable of these is the Jami Masjid built on the lines of the Great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain is one of the first mosques in southern India. The fort remained the capital of the Bahmani Kingdom until 1424. Later the fort would be razed by the Vijaynagar Emperor and subsequently rebuilt by Yusuf Adil Shah the founder of the Bujapur Sultanate.<br><br>This map was published under the authority of Brigadier H. J. Couchman Surveyor General of India. It is in good condition with minor wear along the original folds and some offsetting. The map is lined with silk.<br/><br/> Survey of India unknown books
1924511351924. Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing 1924. Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing 1924. 1924 Edition of the Bombay Code Government of India Legislative Department. The Bombay Code: In Five Volumes. Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing India 1924. 5 volumes. Original cloth gilt titles to spines moderate shelfwear and soiling. Text blocks cracked in a few places internally clean. Ex-library. Location labels to spines small stamps to versos of title pages. A solid set. $500. Fourth edition. Volume I: The unrepealed Bombay Regulations The Local Acts of the Governor General in Council in Force in Bombay The Regulations Made Under the Statute 33 Victoria Chapter 3 And the Government of India Act 1915 5 and 6 Geo. 5 C. 61 In force in Bombay Lists of the Enactments Which Have Been Notified for Scheduled Districts in Bombay Under the Scheduled Districts Act 1874: And Chronological Tables of Enactments Reproduced; Volume II: The Unrepealed Acts of the Governor of Bombay in Council in Force in Bombay from 1862 to 1887 Inclusive: And a Chronological Table of Enactments Reproduced with an Index; Volume III: The Unrepealed Acts of the Governor of Bombay in Council in Force in Bombay From 1888 to 1897 Inclusive; A Chronological Table of Enactments Reproduced with an Appendix and Index; Volume IV. Containing the Unrepealed Acts of the Governor of Bombay in Council in Force in Bombay from 1898 to 1908 Inclusive And a Chronological Table of Enactments Reproduced with Index; Volume V: Containing the Unrepealed Acts of the Governor of Bombay in Council and of the Bombay Legislative Council in Force in Bombay from 1909 to 1922 Inclusive Chronological Tables of Enactments reproduced with Index. OCLC locates 9 copies. BMC 3:850. unknown books
192325352New York: B. W. Huebsch Inc 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good . Hardbound octavo. 1199 pp. Exceptionally clean and well-bound copy of this rare early text by Gandhi. Very minor shelfwear. Gilt printing on front panel and spine unflecked and still quite bright. 64 pp introduction by Babu Rajendra Prasad Secretary Indian National Congress. B. W. Huebsch, Inc hardcover books
184128003112New York 1841-1848. Edge wear particularly heavy on the back strip. Binding is loose but intact. Minor water stains on the back cover. The ink blotting paper used by the owner is included in the back of the journal. Penciling on some interior pages. Missing bottom of one page. . A diary/common place book from New York in the 1840s. It belonged to a young woman named India Allen. Not much biographical information is known about India beyond the fact that she lived at 6 Washington Square New City. Based on her writing it is clear that she and her family comes from some means and moved within some very high social circles. The first half of this journal is mostly quotes from a variety of well-known authors such as Longfellow De Ponte Wilde and Pitt Palmer. The majority of these quote entries are dated between 1841 -1846. At the start of the New Year in 1846 India begins to record almost daily entries until June of the same year. These short entries detail her daily life what she did each day read sew who she called on and the events or dinners she went to. While they are short they are sometimes quite humorous. On January 3 she writes Went to a party enjoyed myself tolerably. In 1848 India goes into great detail about a wedding she attended in May of 1848 listing other guests and gifts that were received. Additionally around this time are some of Indias most emotional entries as she describes the death of her very close friend Fidelia Marshall 1826-1848. In two entries which she titled A Brief Sketch on the Last Hours of my Departed Friend and Obituary Written upon the Death of My Friend. These two entries in particular showcase Indias intelligent and reflective disposition. The rest of the journal is again filled with quotes from literature as well as a few recipes such as Cayenne Pepper Tea meant for sore throats. Measures 7 3/4" x 6 1/2". <br/><br/> unknown books
193555093Ranchi: Man in India" Office 1935. First Edition. With plates folding map. Pp. 4 iii-iv 320 1 xxxviii. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth. Minor rubbing at extremities else about fine. Inscribed by the author on the flyleaf "To Prof Dr. Sir Arthur Keith . with the reverential regards of Sarat Ch. Roy 6-4-35. First Edition. With plates folding map. Pp. 4 iii-iv 320 1 xxxviii. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed. Abundantly illustrated work on the Hill Bhuiyas of the Orissa region of south central India. Uncommon. WIth an excellent presentation to British anatomist and physical anthropologist Sir Arthur Keith. Man in India" Office unknown books
1843WRCAM45615Bombay 1843. 108pp. Later black morocco gilt. Corners heavily rubbed; library markings. Front flyleaf detached. Text clean. Good plus. An early Indian imprint printed for the Bombay Auxiliary Bible Society at the American Mission Press with text in both English and Marathi. Not in Diehl. Scarce - a search of OCLC turns up only three copies at Yale Oxford and the New York Public Library though this copy is marked as a Library of Congress duplicate. unknown books
1976306083Washington D.C.: Embassy of India 1976. First edition. 222 pp. 4to. Original blue silk-covered boards dust jacket. Front hinge over-opened some minor edgewear to jacket. First edition. 222 pp. 4to. Inscribed to Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. INSCRIBED by the author to then Secretary of State Cyrus Vance 1917-2002. Vance occupied the post 1977-1980 succeeding Henry Kissinger. He accompanied President Carter on his historic visit to India in January 1978 a few months before this inscription which culminated in the Delhi Declaration in which the two nations made a strong commitment to global diplomacy and human rights. The visit was crucial in restoring good relations with India following Nixon's tilt toward Pakistan in 1971. Kamath was Washington correspondent for the Times of India from 1969 to 1978. Embassy of India unknown books
1786WRCAM49513Paris 1786. 61pp. Quarto. Dbd. Minor dampstaining at top of leaves. Slight toning. Very good. An arrêt from the royal council awarding a contract extension to the Compagnie des Indes including a grant for forty million francs. Interestingly this document includes a sheet of "portion d'intéret" coupons as the final leaf. unknown books
190343874London: Adam and Charles Black 1903. First edition Copy Number 173 of 1000 signed by Mortimer Menpes. 100 Plates. The illustrations have been engraved and printed at the Menpes Press under Mr. Menpes's direction. 210 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Cream cloth some wear at bottom front joint inner hinges started. First edition Copy Number 173 of 1000 signed by Mortimer Menpes. 100 Plates. The illustrations have been engraved and printed at the Menpes Press under Mr. Menpes's direction. 210 pp. 1 vols. 4to. The first Durbar was held in 1877 to proclaim Queen Victoria as Empress of India. This is the second Durbar to proclaim Edward VII as king in 1902 but was not attended by the King either. It was not until the 1911 Durbar when George V and Queen Mary went to India was the Emperor and his Empress proclaimed in person to the people of India. Our authors stayed in Camp Number One called "The Millionaires' Camp." in Delhi. <br/><br/>With an ALS from Menpes tipped in at the back. Inman #18 Adam and Charles Black unknown books
185484658London: Wm. H. Allen & Co 1854. Hardcover. Very Good. index c 145p. plus 6p. advertisements. Rebound in a red 20th century quarterbinding red leather backstrip and red cloth. 17cm. Rear joint tender. Richard F. Burton shows up in the list as does John H. Speke. <br/><br/> Wm. H. Allen & Co hardcover books
1724WRCAM40673Paris 1724. 7pp. Quarto. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Fine. A French royal decree "concerning the customs declarations to be made by the ships le Bourbon la Diane l'Argonaute & l'Athalante whose cargo included pepper wild cinnamon aloes rhubarb and cotton and muslin fabrics imported from the colonies" - Maggs. Wroth records only two copies at NYPL and the John Crerar Library; OCLC adds two more at Harvard and the John Carter Brown Library. Scarce. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-1794 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1066. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 300 this copy. OCLC 84632312. unknown books
1854511391854. London: Printed by J.H. Cox 1854. 3 vols. London: Printed by J.H. Cox 1854. 3 vols. India. East India Company. Clarke Richard Compiler. The Regulations of the Government of Fort William in Bengal In Force at the End of 1853; To Which are Added the Acts of the Government of India in Force in that Presidency. With Lists of Titles and an Index. Prepared Under the Authority of the Hon. The Court of Directors of the East-India Company. London: Printed by J.H. Cox 1854. 3 volumes. Quarto 8-1/2" x 10-1/2". Recent cloth gilt titles to spines endpapers renewed. Brief annotations in a few places interior otherwise clean. Ex-library. Small inkstamps to title pages. $750. Only edition. With a detailed analytical digest. Established by a Royal Charter in 1600 the British East India Company was granted a 21-year monopoly on all trade in the East Indies. Based in a series of fortified manufacturing and trading centers most notably Fort William in Bengal Fort St. George in Madras and the Bombay Castle the company evolved from a commercial venture to one that virtually ruled India as it acquired governmental legal and military functions. It was dissolved in 1858. Produced as an official record these volumes are a compilation of all regulations from 1793 to 1853 in force at Fort William. OCLC locates 6 copies. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School I:395. unknown books
1747WRCAM40684Paris 1747. 7pp. Quarto on folded foio sheets. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Fine. A French royal decree concerning the tobacco monopoly held by the Compagnie des Indes. "The Compagnie des Indes flourished from 1726 to 1746 paying handsome dividends and bringing wealth to the ports of Bordeaux Nantes Marseille and in particular its home port of Lorient L'Orient although it lost its rights in the western hemisphere. It established trading offices in many parts of India also Canton Yemen Persia Basra and North Africa. The main sources of its wealth were porcelain wallpapers lacquer and tea from China cotton and silk cloth from China and India coffee from Mocha Yemen pepper from Mahé South India gold ivory and slaves from West Africa" - Shakespeare. Wroth cites a copy at Harvard and OCLC adds just three more. Scarce. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-1794 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 442 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1463. OCLC 7104412. Howard Shakespeare "The Compagnie des Indes" in the JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOND & SHARE SOCIETY February 1997. hardcover books
1722WRCAM40667Paris 1722. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Fine. A French royal decree giving to the Compagnie des Indies in perpetuity the forts and trading posts which they established off the coast of Guinea. The previous year after the Mississippi Bubble burst the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized. Wroth records only three copies; OCLC adds no more. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 981. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 255 this copy. unknown books
1731WRCAM40682Paris 1731. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Several small worm holes not affecting text. Contemporary inscription. Fine. A French royal decree regarding obligations of the shareholders in the former Compagnie des Indes Orientales with regard to the new Compagnie d'Occident. Not in Wroth; OCLC locates one copy at the John Carter Brown Library. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 369 this copy. OCLC 77750523. unknown books
1723WRCAM40672Paris 1723. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor soiling on first page. Contemporary inscription. Fine. A French royal decree concerning an earlier Arrest: "Instituting a safe deposit where holders may leave shares rather than run the risk of loss or theft by keeping them in their houses or when going on a long journey" Maggs 279. This Arrest declares that after January 1 1724 these will be invalid. Wroth records only one copy at NYPL and OCLC adds just one more at the John Carter Brown Library. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1038. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 283 this copy. OCLC 84985866. unknown books
1726WRCAM20807Paris 1726. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Contemporary inscription. Very lightly tanned. Near fine. A French royal decree setting the rate at which the Compagnie des Indes can redeem gold during the months of February March and April of 1726. This decree was made to facilitate trade in tobacco and coffee in those towns where the Compagnie had offices and to which newly-minted coins had yet to be delivered. Not in Wroth or OCLC. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 319 this copy. unknown books
