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India Under British Rule:

Gupta, Brijen K. . SIRAJADDAULLAH AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY 1756-1757 BACKGROUND TO THE FOUNDATION OF BRITISH POWER IN INDIA
Leiden 1966 Brill. Hardcover. Octavo, 170pp., cloth. Good, water stain on lower third of cover, almost no water effects at all in text itself. (a20615)
$320.00 Johnston, Charles . KELA BAI AN ANGLO-INDIAN IDYLL
NY 1900 first edition Doubleday. Hardcover. 16mo., 106pp., red Cloth. Good, cover worn. (a21043)
$25.00 Baillie, Sir Adrian et al . INDIA FROM A BACK BENCH
London 1934 1st Methuen. 5 British experts given their opinions regarding India. 78pp. Good, no DJ.. (a22359)
$35.00 Da Costa, C. R. . LES COMMUNAUTES DES VILLAGES A GOA
Lisbonne 1892. Memoire presente a la 10th session Congres International Des Orientalistes. In Portuguese. 8vo., 34pp., wraps. Good, pages a bit browned, wraps chipped. (a27521)
$45.00 Bartlett, D. W. . THE HEROES OF THE INDIAN REBELLION
Columbus Ohio 1859 1st Follett, Foster. Chapters on Capt Hodson, Havelock, Polehampton, Capt Thompson and Cawnpore Garrison, Siege of Delhi, Judge Edwards, Henry Lawrence and defense of Lucknow, etc . Hardcover. Octavo, 456pp., cloth. Fairly Good, inner hinges cracked, margins of pages browned, some foxing throughout. (a37474)
$95.00 Duncan, Sara Jeanette . THE SIMPLE ADVENTURES OF A MEMSAHIB
NY 1893 1st Appleton. Hardcover. Small octavo, 311pp., illustrations, gilt printed cloth. Village library stamp on title page. Good, inner hinges cracked. (a58484)
$44.00 Burnes, James . A NARRATIVE OF A VISIT TO THE COURT OF SINDE; A SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF CUTCH, FROM ITS FIRST CONNEXION WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN INDIA TILL THE CONCLUSION OF THE TREATY OF 1819; AND SOME REMARKS ON THE MEDICAL TOPOGRAPHY OF BHOOJ
Edinburgh 1831 (first edition Bombay 1829) Robert Cadell. Hardcover. Octavo (22x14x2 cm) , 253pp., errata, two large foldout maps, one folding genealogical table, artfully rebound in 20thc binding in full green cloth with mounted red leather spine label and marbled page ends. Good , slight occasional light foxing in text, frontis map has a few short closed tears on fold lines (one tiny piece of tape at one corner) and one 4 inch closed tear on back panel (no loss), second map has some spliting along fold lines. No ownership marks. Classic work. Very Scarce. (a64502)
$1200.00 de Bulhao Pato, Raymundo Antonio . DOCUMENTOS REMETTIDOS DA INDIA OU LIVROS DAS MONCOES PUBLICADOS, DE ORDEM DA CLASSE DE SCIENCIAS MORAES, POLITICAS E BELLAS-LETTRES (TOMO IV)
Lisboa 1893. Collection of historical documents on Spanish and Portuguese affairs in Africa, India, Asia. In Portuguese. 4to., 384pp., index, errata, 3/4 maroon cloth with marbled boards. University bookplate and withdrawn stamp, pocket removed - no other institution markings. VG, text lightly and evenly browned but not brittle, some light cover wear. (a66484)
$195.00 Kaye, M. M. (editor) . THE GOLDEN CALM AN ENGLISH LADY'S LIFE IN MOGHUL DELHI
NY 1980 Viking Studio. Reminiscences by Emily, Lady Clive Bayley and by her Father, Sir Thomas Metcalfe. Sm.4to., 217pp.,, color illustrations, index, hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. (a66643)
$24.00 Dufferin, Machioness of and Ava . OUR VICEREGAL LIFE IN INDIA SELECTIONS FROM MY JOURNAL 1884-1888 - VOLUME II
London 1890 John Murray. Octavo, 346pp., foldout color map, hardcover. Good plus, front hinge cracked, spine ends frayed. Volume II only. (a68127)
$25.00 Barttelot, Walter George . THE LIFE OF EDMUND MUSGRAVE BARTTELOT...BEING AN ACCOUNT OF HIS SERVICES FOR THE RELIEF OF KANDAHAR, OR GORDON AND OF EMIN
London 1890 3rd Bentley. Hardcover. Octavo, 413pp., original mounted photo frontis, illustrations, 2 foldout maps, cloth. Ex-library. Good. (a71950)
$49.00 Hunter, Sir William Wilson . THE THACKERAYS IN INDIA AND SOME CALCUTTA GRAVES
London 1897 1st Henry Frowde. Hardcover. Square small octavo, 191pp., blue cloth with gilt lettering and design.Top edge gilt. Near Fine. (a72248)
$28.00 Madden, Frederick and John Darwin (editors) . THE DOMINIONS AND INDIA SINCE 1900 SELECT DOCUMENTS ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND COMMONWEALTH VOLUME VI
Westport 1993 first edition Greenwood press. ISBN 0-313-27317-0. Hardcover. Large octavo, 871pp., dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front. Near Fine, light scuffing on cover,, faint soiling on fore-edges. Original printing. (a83997)
$89.00 Guest, Capt. Freddie . INDIAN CAVALRYMAN
London 1959 first edition Jarrolds. Well-written interesting memoir full of interesting anecdotes about British cavalrymen in India between the world wars. Recommended reading. Hardcover. Octavo, 220p., photo illustrations, drawings, cloth. VG, corners bumped, top corner of front free blank page cut off, in Near VG DJ, slightly toned and lightly spotted. (a85541)
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