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1st Edition. 4to. Later Blue Boards with Original Wrappers bound inside for each issue. A full run of the first 3 years of The Jewish Tribune, from the year 1933 to 1936. 36 issues in total running about 1100 pages. Note that though these are consecutive they are marked as Volumes 1, 2, and 6. Includes a 1934 article titled, The Holocaust in Germany, " an EXTREMELY early use of this term to describe the growing attacks on the Jews of Germany by the Nazis. This rare run of the first three years of Bombays first Zionist periodical is inscribed by Joseph Sargon, who worked as managing editor of the Jewish Tribune during the publication of these issues. Born and educated in Bombay, Mr. Sargon came to the United States in 1939 (land lived in Brookline) after serving as managing editor of the Bombay Jewish Tribune for 13 years. During his world travels, he interviewed and wrote articles about Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru and other figures. (Boston Globe, 1990) The Bombay Tribune was established by the nephews of Nissim Elias Benjamin Ezra. N. E. B. Ezra, was a Baghdadi Jewish publisher and Zionist based in Shanghai. He founded the Shanghai Zionist Association in 1903 and its official newspaper, Israel's Messenger, one of China's oldest and most sophisticated Jewish periodicals Influenced by Ezra, his nephews started the newspaper Jewish Tribune in Bombay, India. (Wikipeida, 2017) These 36 issues of the Tribune include the 1st appearance of many articles and editorials from some of the leading Jewish thinkers from across the world including: NEB Ezra, Bernard S. Deutsch, Rabbi Julius J. Price, Haham Moses Gaster, Emanuel Neumann, Israel Cohen, Khan Bahadur Jackson B. Israel, Jl Magnes, Samuel Magnus, David Sassoon, Rabbi Leo Jung, Jl Landau, Rabbi Schlesinger, Laszlo Schwartz, Louis Golding, Jh Hertz (Then Chief Rabbi Of British Empire) , Jacob De Haas, Rabbi D. De Sola Pool, Edward Jacobs, Mrs. Israel Davidson, Lily Tobias, H. Pereira Mendez, Rabbi Benjamin Ouziel, and Cyrus Adler. Includes a few early reporting articles about Nazi Anti-Semitism, early reporting on the 1934 Nepal-Bihar Earthquake, and a few articles about Mahatma Gandhi, among other topics of Jewish and Zionist interest. Period Advertisements throughout. OCLC lists 12 copies worldwide. Ex-library with Jewish Institutional Bookplate and Usual Markings. Inscribed by Sargon on the Front-End Page. Also includes Sargons Personal Bookplate/Nametag. Damp Stains throughout and pages are wavy. Some edgewear. Overall in good condition. (SEF-55-8B)
1780PHO-1926Genève, Pellet, 1780, 5 volumes in-4, 4 de texte et un atlas in-4, Texte ; portrait, XVI, 741 pp., 1 pl.; front., (2 ff.), VIII, 485 pp.; front., XV, 629 pp.; front., (2 ff.), VIII, 770 pp., (1 f.), Atlas ; 2f., 28pp. ; illustré complet des 50 cartes (chiffrées 1-49 et 17 bis) ; quelques cartes mal chiffrées et 23 tableaux de statistiques in fine, la plupart dépliants. Rousseurs éparses, feuillets légèrement brunis par places. Tampons humides "Bibliothèque populaire de Bordeaux". Reliure Texte ; Basane fauve marbrée de l'époque, dos à nerfs ornés, triple filet doré encadrant les plats, Atlas ; veau brun marbré de l'époque, dos à nerfs orné, fleurons tulipes entre caissons, tranches marbrées, filet à froid encadrant les plats, double filet doré sur coupes 2 coiffes arasées, une arrachée, petits chocs à 2 autres, frottements et épidermures, coins très émoussés, mors fendillés aux entrées, coins émoussés, tranches marbrées (atlas).
Due Voll. in 8 cm. 20,5x15,4; (Vol I) in seconda edizione Felice Cesaretti -Roma-1676 pp. (8: con ritratto dell'autore in rame), 896, 58; (Vol II) in prima edizione Michele Ercole -Roma-1669, pp (20: con frontespizio in cornice xilogr. di arco trionfale con colonne tortili, ritratto dell'autore f.t. inciso in rame , in fine marca tipografica xilogr. a p.p. con leone rampante che regge due colonne e pp. 928 Bella legatura romantica ottocentesca in mz. pelle con dorsi riccamente decorati e scritte in oro tagli azzurrini piatti cartone rigido con carta a colori spruzzati. Sebbene in edizioni diverse i volumi hanno stessi caratteri e testalini, finalini, capilettera xilograf. uguali. Magnifico esemplare ben conservato solo alcune pagg. leggermente brunite .
1777390092London : East India Company 1777. 1st edition. Hardcover. Finely bound copies in modern half tan buckram over contrasting fine-ribbed cloth boards. Title page repaired. Particularly well-preserved; tight bright clean and strong. Further scans images and additional bibliographical material available on request. Physical description; 2 volumes. Contents; Vol. 1. Containing orders of the Court of Directors and minutes of Council entered on consultations -- Vol. 2. Containing letters from different persons respecting the above transactions. Subjects; Pigot George Baron 1719-1777. Chennai India History ; Sources. Madras India. Thanjavur India : District History Early works to 1800. London : East India Company hardcover
18439298Paris, Fortin, Masson & Cie / Langlois et Leclercq, 1843. 2 parties en un volume in-4 de [6]-134-[4]-107 pages, pleine percaline aubergine (passée), titre, décors et filets dorés au dos. Coins frottés, rousseurs, un cahier légèrement déboîté. Nom de possesseur sur garde : Henry de Lessert (époux de Hélène Marie Tronchin ?).
In-4 gr. (mm. 368x255), primi 2 (su 4) volumi, p. marocchino verde coevo (abraso), cornici dorate ai piatti e al dorso con tit. oro. Di questa celebrata e monumentale opera offriamo i primi due volumi della parte dedicata all’"Asia", completi (come da Indice) delle 179 tavole f.t., disegnate ed incise all’acquatinta da valenti artisti (fra cui Biasioli e Sanquirico), con preziosa coloritura editoriale. Il primo volume, con 87 tavole fra cui 2 grandi carte geografiche a colori, più volte ripiegate (una con il mappamondo ed una con la carta generale dell’Asia + una carta, a una pag., con il Mondo conosciuto dagli antichi), è dedicato alla Cina - Corea, Giappone - Isole del Giappone, della terra di Jesso, di Lieu-Kieu. Il secondo, con 92 tavole, a: Indostan - Ceilan, Maldive e Laccadive - Indocina - Impero dei Birmani - Isole Andamane e Nicobar - Tonchino - Cocincina - Cambogia - Siam - Penisola di Malaca. "Prima edizione" in tiratura numerata “ad personam”. Il ns., 43, ha qualche fiorit. ma complessivam. è un buon esemplare con barbe.
In 4°. Pagine XII, 326 + 30 carte di tavole. Rilegatura in piena pergamena coeva con titolo su tassello impresso in oro al dorso. Alcune macchie e bruniture. Stato di conservazione complessivamente molto buono. Importante studio, quasi un catalogo, sulle opere di arte indiana contenute nel Museo Borgiano di Velletri, fondato dal cardinale Stefano Borgia. All’interno sono presenti molte belle incisioni, diverse delle quali a piena pagina, raffiguranti divinità, monumenti e personaggi mitologici indiani. Rara e fondamentale opera del carmelitano scalzo Paolino da San Bartolomeo, al secolo Johann Philipp Wesdin (1748-1806), celebre orientalista ed indologo austriaco. Edizione originale.
In-4to, cc. 4 nn. (prima bianca), pp. 152 + 6 tavv. f.t. incise in rame. Frontespizio in rosso e nero con vignetta con le armi de'Medici. Legatura coeva in oiena pelle con fregi e dorature al dorso e ai piatti. In-4to, cc.4 nn. (including blank and half-title), 152 pp. and 6 etched plates of botanical specimens, title-page printed in red and black with engraved vignette of the Medici arms. Bound in contemporary leather with gilt at spine.
xxiv, 315 pp. Complete with all five fold-out maps. VII black and white plates of numismatic coins and their monograms. "I am very glad that yet another Indian scholar has taken up the subject of the Indo-Greeks. Dr. Mohan's analysis brings to bear upon it a fresh approach and new interpretations. I commend his study to all students of the subject." - Foreword. Chapters include: North-West India or the Uttarapatha; The Peoples; Introduction to the Greco-Sunga Period; The Bactrian Greeks; Demetrius; Rise of the Sungas; Eukratides and his Successors; Menander; Menander's Successors. Unmarked with average wear to publisher's brown cloth. New pastedowns appear to have been applied inside each board, extending almost an inch onto free endpapers thus bolstering the hinges. A sound copy of this valuable reference. Book
115601Calcutta Superintendent Government Printing India 1921. . First edition; 8vo 25 x 16.5 cm; complete with 32 photogravure plates including frontispiece 16 of which folding 4 of which large panoramic views 8 folding panoramas sketched on the spot 7 folding maps 3 of which loose in rear pocket 2 of which large coloured 75x92cm & 77x64cm previous ownership inscription to both endpapers with underlining to a few passages wide tear to margin of p97-8 not affecting text; typical contemporary half calf green cloth boards gilt morocco lettering pieces to spine remains of a shelf mark to spine extremities slightly rubbed from use binding tight due to quantity of maps and plates a very good copy; x 187 1pp.<br /> The scarce official account of the Waziristan campaign 19191920 and the preceding 1917 conflict with copious views and maps of the scarcely traversed terrain and landscape of Waziristan including Jandola Palosina Kotkai Kaniguram Barari Tangi Ahnai Tangi and Badergoi Valley. Also included are twelve Appendices detailing the units of the British forces in 1917 and 1919 the terms delivered to the Waziris and Mahsuds lists of British casualties and approximate numbers of the different specific tribes of the Mahsuds and Waziris involved in the conflict. <br /><br />In 1919 the short-lived Third Anglo-Afghan War concluded with the British ceding legal control of Afghan foreign affairs in return for the recognition by the Afghans of the Durand Line. Despite this a rumour spread amongst the Waziri and Mahsud tribesmen that the British intended to cede their territory to the British. They quickly conducted a series of raids against neighbouring settlements in the North-West Frontier in late 1919 causing over 400 casualties. <br /><br />Major-General Sir Andrew Skeen led the British response against the Tochi Waziris and Mahsuds in November of 1919. The campaign a took over 12 months due to the inexperience of the British units mainly comprised of light Indian divisions. The decisive eight-day battle of Ahnai Tangi involving the stand of the 2nd/5th Gurkhas immortalised in several paintings broke the Mahsud offensive and quickly resulted in a calming of violence and allowed the British to deliver their terms of control. <br /><br />Despite the apparent British victory the 1919-1920 campaign led to a change of policy in Waziristan. Britain decided to station permanent garrisons and have a much closer relationship with the irregular military units used. A large number of the locally raised troops had defected to the Waziris and Mahsuds during the campaign and it was hoped these measures would prevent further desertion. Britain also attempted a road construction effort in the region but this was seen as invasive and caused further conflict up to 1924.<br /><br />This copy was used by a member of the 1st Battalion of The Royal Scots during the time they were station in Secunderabad Hyderabad between 1922 and 1925.<br /> Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1921. hardcover
1929173000Bombay: Published for the Railway Board by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway 1929. Untraced institutionally The second iteration of this ambitiously comprehensive publication. The large folding map in the end pocket distinguishes between general and deluxe section services and shows broad metre and narrow gauge lines steamer routes and roads. The insets concern Delhi Calcutta and other interchange destinations. While passengers already had access to Newman's Indian Bradshaw and other commercially published guides the All-India Time-Table was the first official attempt at an encyclopaedia of the country's railway services. Compilation was overseen by the head office of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway following the government's assumption of the company's management in 1925. The timetable was periodically updated and reissued. This iteration was succeeded by the version that came into force in September 1929. Copies were sold at India's main railway stations. Quarto. Large folding network map in rear pocket 37 charts and plans and many tables in text; advertisements at front and rear. Some leaves printed on blue or green paper. Original red calf bevelled boards front cover lettered and with British Government arms in gilt purple marbled endpapers. A few minor abrasions to binding skinning from removed label on first blank text browned as expected couple of leaves proud at fore edge: a near-fine copy. hardcover
1909179531Lahore: Punjab Government printed at the "Civil and Military Gazette" Press 1909. With the scarce maps First edition compiled only three years after the district's formation and including a plan of the civil station of Campbellpore. We have traced only ten copies on WorldCat four of which are in the UK: University of Birmingham Edinburgh University Manchester University and Oxford University. Attock has been inhabited since the classical period and was the location where Alexander the Great crossed the Indus. In the early 19th century it was occupied by the Sikh Kingdom under Ranjit Singh but was taken by the British East India Company in the Second Sikh War in 1849. It was then renamed as Campbellpore District after Sir Colin Campbell Commander-in-Chief of India. The district was annexed by the British government in 1858 and constituted as a distinct administrative body on 1 April 1904. This work contains comprehensive information on the district from its physical geography and history to its agriculture rent prices wages administrative divisions policing and education. It pays particular attention to the local tribes and their history while providing precise data on population patterns land ownership statistics and trade. The maps show the borders of the district's local communities. Octavo. With 4 heliozincographed folding maps printed in black and orange tables in text. Original red half cloth spine lettered in gilt grey paper boards lettered in black edges untrimmed. Binding worn spine sunned maps re-tipped to stubs and with light foxing and a few worm holes: a very good copy. hardcover
7220Lahore: Jahangir Book Club. Hardcover. Used - Good/None. Rare. With about 50 plates. Inscription on inside cover dated 1930. Robust boards with gilt title and illustration on front cover and spine. Extreme top and bottom of spine very slightly softening and exposed. Unpaginated contents very clean. Front section in English script and rear section in Urdu with the middle being the plates with guard sheets. Overall very good condition. Jahangir Book Club hardcover
1906321920Poona and Bombay India 1906. Comprising 17 album leaves with approximately 84 mounted photographs ranging in size from 16 full page and 8 half page photographs to smaller snapshots mounted with some thought many with detailed captions identifiers and dates in ink. 1 vols. Oblong folio 10-3/4 x 14 inches. Modern three quarter brown morocco and marbled boards new endpapers a.e.g. Some toning to a few album leaves the photographs generally clean and fresh. Comprising 17 album leaves with approximately 84 mounted photographs ranging in size from 16 full page and 8 half page photographs to smaller snapshots mounted with some thought many with detailed captions identifiers and dates in ink. 1 vols. Oblong folio 10-3/4 x 14 inches. A nice little family album of foxhunting and equestrian scenes relating to the Poon and Bombay Hunts as well as views of landscape and family life. The paterfamilias is identified in captions as A.W.S. a British officer and his wife R.A.S. even while numerous others members of hunts or parties are identified by name and rank. "Ruth" and "Baby" complete the family unit and RUth can be seen seated among a line of children in hunting kit at the "Children's Fancy Dress Party / Given by Poona Bachelors / Poona Gymkhana" and then mounted on a pony in panoramic Hunt portraits. One leaf with six photographs depicts the stages of a meet from draw to check to who'oop! with the central image captioned "Ruth's first brush given by J.A. Lord Esq. M.F.H. / Snapshots by Capt. Jennings" and another contemporary hand has added in pencil " run near Saula Creek Bombay Hunt . 1905". Other groups of images show views at "Singhur 1901-1905" and domestic scenes. unknown
1798319520London: Henry Hughes 1798. First edition. Folding map frontispieces plates. xv 263 9 index; x 374 12 pp. 2 vols. 4to 11 x 9 inches. Contemporary full tan calf rebacked retaining original boards lower corner of Vol. I repaired. 19th-century ownership inscriptions to first blanks 1-inch tear to map near mount some thumb soiling and scattered spotting. First edition. Folding map frontispieces plates. xv 263 9 index; x 374 12 pp. 2 vols. 4to 11 x 9 inches. "This tireless naturalist and antiquary reached out to the ends of the world to gather in knowledge" Cox. <br /> These are volumes one and two on India and Ceylon of an intended 14-volume series entitled "Outlines of the Globe." Welshman Pennant died in 1798 the year of publication and only two more volumes China and Japan were published after his death by his son. ESTC T145966; Cox I p. 307 Henry Hughes unknown
1844022107London: J. Hatchard and Son 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Partly unopened; scattered foxing but text and plates mostly clean. Some fraying along spine edges; gilt fairly bright. Easily Very Good in a Fine clamshell box. Two 6-1/2" x 9-3/4" volumes in publisher's gilt-decorated and lettered green cloth: xii 478; vii i 459 1 pages. Housed in a green cloth clamshell box. Illustrated with 32 color chromolithographic plates with tissue guards. Lieutenant-Colonel William Henry Sleeman who spent his entire career in India was best known for his fight to suppress the activities of "thugs" bands of criminals who attacked robbed and often murdered innocent travelers. In these volumes he describes his experiences doing so as well as his thoughts on various aspects of Indian life including Hinduism local festivals and folklore natural history governance military discipline and the justice system. In 1828 Sleeman made the first documented discovery of dinosaur fossils in Asia before the term "dinosaur" was even formally coined. ABBEY TRAVEL 466. <br/><br/> J. Hatchard and Son hardcover
1851103London: Richard Bentley. 1851. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Very light foxing to first few pages vol. 1; This is Burtons' first book written while on active duty in modern-day India and Pakistan. Rebound in attractive blue full leather boards with gilt spine lettering and three raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Penzer 39 Casada 57 ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 297 309 pages . Richard Bentley hardcover
1798319520London: Henry Hughes 1798. First edition. Folding map frontispieces plates. xv 263 9 index; x 374 12 pp. 2 vols. 4to 11 x 9 inches. Contemporary full tan calf rebacked retaining original boards lower corner of Vol. I repaired. 19th-century ownership inscriptions to first blanks 1-inch tear to map near mount some thumb soiling and scattered spotting. First edition. Folding map frontispieces plates. xv 263 9 index; x 374 12 pp. 2 vols. 4to 11 x 9 inches. "This tireless naturalist and antiquary reached out to the ends of the world to gather in knowledge" Cox. <br/>These are volumes one and two on India and Ceylon of an intended 14-volume series entitled "Outlines of the Globe." Welshman Pennant died in 1798 the year of publication and only two more volumes China and Japan were published after his death by his son. ESTC T145966; Cox I p. 307 Henry Hughes unknown books
16-5820Dhrol Kathiawar India: 1937. Oblong folio album 530 x 420 mm depicting the installation festivities for the Thakore of Dhrol held on August 30 1937. Contemporary padded red morocco stamped and titled "Installation Festivities Dhrol Kathiawar" in gilt. Binding heavily rubbed with partial erasure of gilt lettering from upper cover contents somewhat loose boards heavily chipping and separating.Photographs depict all aspects of the society and community: Family notables servants military vernacular and royal architecture vehicles animals residents.Installation Festivities Kathiawar. Dhrol.Photograph album containing 128 black and white photos mounted on board leaves most 220 x 150 mm some 300 x 240 mm.A presentation album with the name of the recipient erased from the cover in celebration of the installation of H.H Thakore Saheb Shri Jorawarsinhji Dipsinhji Jadeja of Dhrol in August 1937. Shri Jorawarsinhji Dipsinhji Jadeja held the title of Thakore of Dhrol State—a British protectorate—for just two years until his death in 1939. His successor would be the last to hold the title which became extinct with the Union of India in February 1948.Before the arrival of Jadejas in Saurashtra the town of Dhrol was known as Dhamalpur. Dhamalpur was ruled by Chavda King founded & named after Dhamal Chavda who then reigned at Dhamalpur Dhrol obstructed the Jam Hardholji in their conquests and in order to remove this obstruction Jam Hardholji marched against Dhamal Chavda. Dhamal Chavda's army was made of different warrior clans such as Chavda Rathod Chauhan Jadav Jhala Gohil Varsur Makwana Dabhi Khimsurya and Solanki. These clans were not as united as Jadejas. Consequently they were defeated and King Dhamal Chavda was killed by Jadejas in 1539.Dhrol State became a British protectorate in 1807. During the British rule of India Dhrol State was a princely state of India ruled by the Jadeja dynasty having an area of 732 sqkm and 71 villages under its rule. It was accorded 9-gun salute status and a privy purse of 110000/-.The last ruler HH Thakore Saheb Shri Chandrasinhji Dipsinhji Jadeja acceded to the Union of India on 15 February 1948. Dhrol, Kathiawar, India: 1937 hardcover
2012103282Murdoch. New. 2012. Hardcover. 174196721X . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 288 pages; many illustrations most in color. -- with a bonus offer-- . Murdoch hardcover
199828919Westport Connecticut U.S.A.: Praeger Pub Text. New. 1998. Hardcover. 0275959716 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED - Description: "Providing legal analysis and touching upon social history and art history themes this work offers an objective review of five art trials. Spanning the last 20 years specific areas of law are examined with each trial: First and Fifth Amendments copyright law contract law valuation of art and misrepresentation. Art outside of the legal vacuum has been embroiled in a battle initiated by social conservatives to promote decency. Three trials involving this struggle and the National Endowment of the Arts are analyzed. The valuation of art is examined in the context of Andy Warhol's estate and copyright law is considered because of the appropriation of contemporary images by Jeff Koons. Although each trial is reviewed distinctly all are interwoven to present major issues relating to contemporary art." -- with a bonus offer-- . Praeger Pub Text hardcover
1961127885New Delhi India: Lalit Kala Gallery. As New. 1961. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Text pristine & unmarked crisp tight to the spine - Text in English. FIVE 5 VOLUME SET 1961-1965 : Vol. I: 32 pp. With 10 ills. Vol. II: 36 pp. With 10 ills. Vol. III: 32 pp. With 10 ills. Vol. IV: 32 pp. With 10 ills. Vol. V: 36 pp. With 10 ills. 18 x 22 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . Lalit Kala Gallery paperback
22983Camp 4 miles West of 6 October 1799. 1 page 9 x 7 inches left margin a little ragged where integral leaf removed but in clean sound condition. Letters from the Indian Campaigns of Arthur Wellesley first Duke of Wellington 1769-1852 are uncommon. William Harness 1762-1804 an infantry officer had arrived in India in 1796 and was gazetted to a lieutenant-colonelcy with the 74th Regiment in 1799. It was in India that Wellington acquired his phenomenal mastery of the details of regimental duty. His string of successes included the conquests of Mysore Tanjore and Surat. Tippu was killed in the fortress of Seringapatam in April 1799. Colonel Arthur Wellesley remained in command of the military force quartered in Mysore. He was also responsible for the civil administration. Until September 1799 Wellesley was in pursuit of a freebooter called Dhoondiah and his followers who were defeated at Conahgull 10 September. unknown
Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Former owner's name on title page. Edges a bit tanned; Very rare! "Mit 22 Karten, 33 Plänen und 8 Grundrissen". Map in rear pocket; 16mo; 358 pages
1858IE-23125London, The London Printing and Publishing Company, o. J. (um 1858). Vollständiges Werk in 8 Bänden. Original-Ganzleinenbände im Format 29 x 20 cm mit goldgeprägten Rückentiteln sowie reichen Goldprägungen auf Buchrücken und Vorderdeckel; beide Deckel außerdem mit reichen floralen Blindprägungen. Complete work in 8 volumes. Original full-cloth volumes in the format 29 x 20 cm with gold embossed spine titles and rich gold embossing on the spine and front cover; both covers also with rich floral blind embossing. Comprehensive, richly illustrated work by Irish writer, colonial official and explorer Robert Montgomery Martin (1801-1868) on the history of India and the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Includes 3 engraved titel pages, 120 steel-engraved illustrations and two double-page maps. From an early age, Martin joined several expeditions that took him to Ceylon, the Cape of Good Hope, the south-east coast of Africa and Madagascar, among others. Around 1838 he began to deal intensively with questions of the British colonial empire. The result of these studies was his work "Statistics of the Colonies of the British Empire", published in 1839. His special interest was in India, where he had already lived for a year in 1828. His present work "The Indian Empire" contains a complete history of India (volumes 1 - 5, 582 p.), which is divided into 5 chapters: Chapter I: Early history, mythological and traditional - Persian and other invasions - Greek expedition and conquers of Alexander - plundering incursions of Mahmood the Ghuznivede - Mohammedan conquests, dominion and downfall - Rise and progress of British power and supremacy. Chapter II: Topography - mountains and passes - Rivers - Plateaux - Provinces and chief towns - climate and diseases - geology - soil - mineralogy. Chapter III: Population - numbers density to area - proportion of Hindoos to Mohammedans - varieties of race - diverse languages - aborigines - slavery - past and present condition of the people. Chapter IV: Religion - Christian missions - education - the press - and crime. Chapter V: Civil government - judical administration - military power - and protected states and pensionaries. The second large part of the work entitled "History of the Mutiny of the Sepoy Troops" is dedicated to the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (Vol. 5: pp. 1 - 72; vol. 6: pp. 73 - 192; vol. 7 : pp. 193 - 328; vol. 8: pp. 329 - 504). Finally, a third part deals with the description of the illustrations contained in the work ("Description of the Engravings", vol. 5: p. 1 - 64; vol. 6: p. 65 - 136; vol. 7: p. 137 - 192).