W. Crooke - The North-Western Provinces of India Their History, Ethnology, and Administration

London, Metheun & Co. 1897. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Crooke's historical study of the north-western provinces of India, with fascinating photographs and a folded map. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Stamps from the Imperial Institute Library to the half title, the folded map, to the seventh plate, and to pages 1, 29, 61, 87, 97, 269, 273. Frontispiece with 16 plates and 1 folded colour map. Collated complete. Crooke gives an account of the topography of the north-western provinces of India and their history under Hindu and Muslim rule, and later under British rule. He also gives an overview of the religious beliefs, tribes, collection of revenue from, and social problems of the people in these provinces. Information has been largely collected from the Ethnographical Survey of the Province and the Census, Settlement, and Administrative Reports, Sir W. W. Hunter's Imperial Gazetteer. William Crooke (1848-1923) was a British orientalist and a key figure in the study and documentation of Anglo-Indian folklore. While he worked as an administrator for the Indian Civil Service, he found abundant material for his research into the ancient civilizations of the country. 39 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart, with minor wear to the head and tail of the spine, the front joint, and the upper extremities. Small stains to both boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Correction fluid has been used to mask two stamps to the title page. Folded map is in excellent condition. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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