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195962583London: Robert Hale Ltd. 1959. 8vo. 191 1 pp. Numerous photo plates. Burgundy-coloured publisher’s boards gilt lettering on spine minor foxing & dustsoiling to upper fore-edge of textblock occasional light foxing w/ d.j. cover art of Tiger by Val Biro slight dustsoiling shelfwear still a VG/NF copy. Second printing of this authoritative work on tiger hunting in the Game Departent of Gwalior State Madyhya Pradesh and Jaipur Rajasthan relating his sagas of tiger hunts hunting and killing cattle-stealing tigers man-eating tigers terrorizing villages as well as organizing hunts of the Maharaja’s along with King George V Lord Reading and Lord Mountbatten. Robert Hale, Ltd., hardcover
19441783India: Public Relations India Command 1944. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 354pp with index. Covers in poor condition with some damp marking and fade dj has pieces missing top spine and back but is pictoriall intact. Book is firm and internally clean. Maps and b/w photographs. The exploits of the 4th Indian Division and other Indian formations composed of British and Indian units who defied Rommel at a critical period of the World War. An interesting and unusual book very rare. Public Relations India Command Hardcover
194984894Delhi India: Government of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Publications Division 1949. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good/No DJ issued. Format approximately 5 inches by 7 inches. Book is somewhat cocked. 237 3 pages plus covers. Cover has wear and soiling. Illustrations. Inscription inside front cover reads To Mr. Howard Treas Compliments of Embassy of India 5-4-50 through signature indistinct 5-13-50. The contents address in part Peace for Progress For Richer Harvests A Higher Standard of Living The Great Displacement Building for the Future Lighting the Torch Creating New Traditions International Stature The Press Trade Unionism Women's Movement Scientific Progress Industrial Progress and the Minorities in India. The second year of India's independence was crowded with activity. In spine of the many problems resulting from partition India has overcome her difficulties by courage and determination. In the words of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru "India now emerges again in the main trend of human affairs." This volume gives a brief account of the achievements of the last twelve months. Part I is based on official reports of the activities of the various Ministries. Part II has been contributed by writers who are experts in their respect fields. Government of India, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Publications Division paperback
19011047Cuttack: Orissa Mission Press -- C. H. Harvey 1901. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. One of 500 copies. 7-1/8" x 4-1/4". 12 pp. White self-wrappers. Modest wear short tear to fold of outer bifolium. Text in Oriya. Orissa Mission Press -- C. H. Harvey paperback
1929219671929. Women's Rights Original printing of the Sarda Act prohibiting child marriage in India 1929. Act No. XIX of 1929. An Act to Restrain the Solemnisation of Child Marriages. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch 1929. First edition. Scarce. A landmark legal intervention in the regulation of child marriage in British India this pamphlet prints the full text of the Child Marriage Restraint Act of 1929-commonly known as the Sarda Act-passed by the Indian Legislature and receiving the assent of the Governor General on October 1 1929. The Act criminalized the solemnization of marriages involving boys under 18 and girls under 14 later amended to 18 and 15 respectively and imposed penalties on adult men who contracted child marriages as well as on parents priests or other facilitators. Its provisions extended across all of British India including British Baluchistan and the Santhal Parganas and came into force on April 1 1930.<br /> <br /> The law was introduced at the urging of Indian social reformers particularly Har Bilas Sarda whose campaign aligned with women's rights advocates challenging patriarchal customs under colonial rule. The legislation explicitly defined a "minor" as anyone under 18 and imposed fines and jail terms for men over 21 who married girls below the legal threshold as well as for those who conducted or arranged such ceremonies. A radical attempt to legislate personal status and protect young girls from forced early marriage the Act is recognized as a foundational moment in Indian feminist legal history and a precedent for later reforms. This official government printing priced at "1 anna or 1½d" reflects the colonial administration's effort to disseminate the law widely across the provinces. Minor edge creasing. Overall very good condition. An artifact of pivotal reform in the legal history of South Asia and women's rights foundational for understanding the colonial and postcolonial trajectories of gender and childhood legislation. unknown
19952305<p>India: Published by the author 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Blue cloth hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. A good copy but with discoloration and sunning to the blue cloth at the board edges. General wear to the covers and bending at the spine tips and corners. Interior the book is clean and well bound. The dustjacket is also only good with bending and chipping to the panel edges most pronounced at the spine ends and some creasing to the flaps. 247 pp. glossary at rear. An examination of the lives and friendship of two of modern India's most important figures. <br /><br /></p> Published by the author hardcover
192819681John Murray 1928. 8vo. First Edition with portrait frontispiece original tissue guard present and 20 plates some light and mainly marginal age-spotting; navy cloth boards ruled in blind upper board blocked in gilt gilt back edges mildly spotted expertly rebacked with old backstrip laid down a bright fresh copy. VERY SCARCE. John Murray, hardcover
1909374778The Builder London 1909. Unframed Print. Very Good Condition. This wonderful colour plate represents one of the grandest Indo-Saracenic monuments of the British Raj combining classical Renaissance elements with Mughal influences. In quite nice condition with some mild foxing and a tear to the left margin where it has been carelessly opened by a heavy handed twit at some time. See picture for more details. Folded as issued. Category: Builder & Building News; Antiquarian & Rare; Vintage Prints. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. The Builder unknown
1996mon0000972003Naval & Military press Dallingto 1996. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. 2 Volumes. Facsimile edition printed 1996. Pages clean and bright no markings. Light wear to edges. Naval & Military press Dallingto hardcover
1990040447Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky. 1990. viii 327pp index bibliography notes bw ills maps endpaper maps. Or brown cloth in jacket. Prev owner name at top of front free endpaper some foxing to edges slight edgewear to jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. The University Press of Kentucky. Hardcover
19803278D. Reidel Publishing Company 1980. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Good condition. Spine binding and cover all fine. Contents unmarked and very clean. Ex-University library reference number at foot of spine on dustcover and library lending history on inside cover. Dustcover worn on top edge but no excessively. 213 pages. D. Reidel Publishing Company hardcover
1935ZB599295Calcutta: Macmillan 1935. Volume 1 January-June 1935 viii 616 pp library book plate and markings but a sound copy in later cloth; a Catholic journal of general interest dealing with the various fields of human culture and higher concerns for the educated reader in India . - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Calcutta: Macmillan hardcover
1936ZB599296Calcutta etc.: Macmillan 1936. Volume 3 January-June 1936 only; small quarto viii 616 pp library book plate and markings but a sound copy in later cloth; a Catholic journal of general interest dealing with the various fields of human culture and higher concerns for the educated reader in India . - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Calcutta (etc.): Macmillan, hardcover
1934317965London: Edinburgh House Press 1934. First edition. Map and Illiustrations. 144pp. 8vo. Bound in half tan polished calf and marbled boards. Fine. First edition. Map and Illiustrations. 144pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> Edinburgh House Press hardcover
190521845E & FN Spon 1905. Folio Second and Best Edition with 5 very large folding coloured maps 5 large folding plans 40 photographic plates on 20 and164 illustrations a number full-page in the text half-title very lightly spotted some very light and occasional marginal spotting to text; original black cloth upper board blocked and lettered in blind gilt back very neatly rebacked in cloth to style small faded patch on upper board else a very good bright clean copy. With 4pp of illustrated industrial advertisements at end. Greatly expanded and updated version of the first edition 'Irrigation Works in India and Egypt' of 1893. All unsold copies were destroyed by fire at the publishers and it was consequently unavailable by December 1903. The original book also included descriptions of the Irrigation Works of Egypt; these are almost entirely omitted here since Works in India had increased substantially and required greater coverage. A very good clean copy of the standard reference of the period. VERY SCARCE ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. E & FN Spon, hardcover
1959mon00005748691959-01-01. Unknown Binding. Acceptable. in x in x in. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. Some fading and staining of cover. With Dust Cover. unknown
1907223716Oxford.: Clarendon Press. 1907 19081909 1931. 26 volumes including the Index and Atlas frontispiece map of "The Indian Empire" in vols I-XXV neatly strengthened to the verso in a few volumes 26 other folding maps or plans the Atlas volume with 66 double page coloured maps or plans Vol II with inked name of an early owner “K. Shama Ras…Benares 21st July 1911” and the blind stamp of the bookseller Ram Narain Lal Allahabad Vols III and IV with the inked stamp of the Ruskin Library; endpapers rather age-toned throughout scant foxing; original green cloth gilt lettered on the spines 22 x 14 cms occasional rubbing and wear the cloth to the second volume faded and rubbed at the corners with some loss the hinges of a couple of volumes starting but sound a very good set of the complete third edition. <br> <br>A complete collation is available on application. A magisterial survey of Empire. This "New" edition issued in twenty-six volumes by the Clarendon Press Oxford constitutes the definitive third iteration of this landmark administrative and geographical record. Produced under the editorial guidance of Sir Herbert Hope Risley and James Sutherland Cotton the work expanded upon the foundational work of Sir William Wilson Hunter. The first four volumes "The Indian Empire" offer an exhaustive analysis of the subcontinent’s historical economic and administrative frameworks. The twenty succeeding volumes of alphabetical entries offering close statistical and descriptive accounts of specific regions and localities. The collection is formally concluded by a comprehensive index and a concluding atlas volume the latter featuring maps by J. G. Bartholomew. . Clarendon Press. hardcover
19114764Lahore Punjab: The Imperial Publishing Co. Khosla Bros. 1911. First edition. Folio 34 x 26cm 4 i iv 3 481 1pp. Presentation binding full black morocco over padded beveled edged boards stamped in gilt on covers and spine with lettering elaborate border and Imperial Crown g. e. Crown is hand painted in red blue and white. Gilt dentelles blue silk endpapers platinum photographs throughout printed red borders of different shades and black lettering on thick glossy paper. Letter of presentation from the publisher to The Hon'ble Sir Harvey Adamson K.C.S.I. M.A. L.L.D. Lieutenant-Governor of Burma printed in gilt on red silk and mounted to front free endpaper. Some rubbing to corners and spine ends some paint loss to the crown front endpaper lightly chipped along the lower edge with a few silk threads of the letter of presentation becoming unwound else clean internally. A large heavy volume in nearly fine condition. <br /> <br /> Printed as a memento of the historic Imperial Coronation Durbar at Delhi 1911 honoring King George V and Queen Mary as Emperor and Empress of India. In the presentation letter to Harvey Adamson the publishers lay out the intent of the volume which is "graced by Your Honor's portrait" as giving a "bird's-eye view of the present political condition of India" through "historical and biographical sketches of the various Ruling Chiefs and Princes of India.suitable memoirs of distinguished personages.and of men famous in Literature Science Art and other spheres of useful activity accompanied with their portraits as far as possible." The book is indeed lavishly produced and illustrated with roughly 600 biographical sketches most with photographs many of which are credited including several from Bourne and Shepherd of Calcutta the official photographers of the Durbar. <br /> <br /> The last of three Durbars the others in 1877 and 1903 the 1911 assembly was notable as only one attended by the King and Queen the first time a British monarch had visited India the crown jewel of empire. The event was held at Coronation Park in Delhi from December 7th-16th and was attended by the vast majority of ruling princes and noblemen making it the largest of its kind. Underneath the pomp and regalia however were the roots of resentment and stirrings of independence. The scandal of the Durbar came when the Gaekwar of Baroda Maharajah Sayajirao III briefly bowed only once instead of the required three times when approaching the emperor and then turned his back to walk to his seat instead of walking backwards. This and other happenings of the Durbar were captured on film most famously and in color by Charles Urban the British-American producer and film maker. "With Our King and Queen through India" became the first color cinematography to be viewed by the majority Western audiences. <br /> <br /> <br /> Sir Harvey Adamson served as Lieutenant Governor in Burma from 1910 when he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India until 1915. Of interesting note a steamship built for the British India Steam Navigation Company in 1914 and named after the General went missing at sea along with its 269 passengers in 1947. <br /> <br /> An immense trove of photographic evidence of a time and place being the crest of British Imperialism in India the book is institutionally scarce. Our research finds only a few copies of either volume held worldwide the book on offer with a tangible and important provenance. The Imperial Publishing Co. (Khosla Bros.) unknown
193189172Oxford: Clerendon 1931. Gebunden nit Schutzumschlag. Clerendon unknown
1914951F7London: The Government of India by John Murray 1914 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11.5" by 9.5". Not Stated. The very scarce first edition of this richly illustrated account of George V's 1911 visit to entia to take part in the Imperial Durbar in Delhi. A very scarce first edition.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece eight colour plates two photogravures forty-four collotypes and numerous monochrome plates alongside four plans one of which is folding.Collated complete.With the bookplate of Christopher J. E. Jarchow to the front pastedown.The Delhi Durbar or Imperial Durbar was a mass assembly organized by the British at Coronation Park Delhi India to mark the succession of an Emperor or Empress of India. Also known as the Imperial Durbar it was held three times in 1877 1903 and 1911 at the height of the British Empire. The 1911 Durbar was the only one that a sovereign George V attended. It took pace in December 1911 to honour King George V and Queen Mary's coronation in Britain a few months prior and to proclaim their titles of Emperor and Empress of India. All Indian princely state kings and governors were called to pay respect.This work in great detail depicts this display of imperial power during the British Raj and includes detailed itineraries speeches and illustrations of this defining event of Colonial India. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Light spotting to perimeters of front board with a touch of fading to centre of rear board. Light spotting to text block fore edge. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good The Government of India by John Murray hardcover
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. 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
190520842New York: E. P. Dutton and Company. 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. Board with light rubbing to extremities. Front hinge has a bit of play. ; Golden boards with ornate blindstamped design. Blue spine with gilt lettering and gilt ornate decoration. 47 tissue guarded color illustrations from watercolors. Numerous b&w line drawings. Internally this book could be easily mistaken as an A & C Black volume. The book includes the following destinations: Bombay Poona Bijapur Allahabad Calcutta Benares Lucknow and Cawnpore Agra Fathepur Siri Gwalior Dehli Amballa Lahore Amritzar Thanesar Alwar Ajmere Jodhpur Ceylon. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxix 453 pages . E. P. Dutton and Company hardcover
1943223j2732New Delhi India: The Manager of Publications India. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1943. First Edition. Paperback. An encyclopedic reference "detailing British and Indian officers including names ranks commissions promotions unit assignments and war services during WWII. Served as an official reference for appointments awards and casualties within the Indian Army." - Google AI. 2790 pages in two volumes. Interesting vintage advertisements. Few markings to covers. Above-average wear. Bindings intact. A rare example of this extraordinarily informative WWII reference. ; Sm 4to . The Manager of Publications, India paperback
192927467Filed O brown small: Church of England Zenana Missionary Society 1929. Paperback. Used: Acceptable. Condition fair pages brown age spots to pages page edges dusty name on front cover. Church of England Zenana Missionary Society paperback
1941009127New York: Columbia University Press 1941. Slipcase is quite worn with the lower side being missing the top part of inner closed side torn and wear to the corners of the outer open side. The book itself has minor bumping to spine ends and corners an old price in pencil on f/ep 66 rupees 8 annas which would have equated to £4 8/8 at the time but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Looks at the hand- and arm-gestures hasta prana and samyita used in classical Indian dance and their meaning. The author originally from Texas and called Russell Meriwether Hughes studied dance in India in the 1930s. 100pp over 200 b&w illustrations showing the different gestures. Also includes a small leaflet for a performance of Indian dance no date but would be just post WW2. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Columbia University Press Hardcover
