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	BONSELS, WALDEMAR A Journey to India Garden City, Garden City Publishing Co. Inc. Cloth, 8vo/21cm. Ill.: Harry Brown. N.d. (ca.1929).[ix], 273pp, frontis illustrations and many text illustrations. Pencilled gift inscription dated Oct 23, 1930 otherwise internally fine. An interesting description of the author's visit to the Malabar coast of India in the 1920s and his experiences there. Waldemar Bonsels (1880-1952) was a German writer of children's books who also had a mystical bent. Includes attractive black & white illustrations (the frontispiece, several full page as well as head and tail-pieces for every chapter) by the artist Harry Brown. Very Good/No Jacket. USD 13.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 \| £UK 8 \| JP¥ 1147] Book number: 003510 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.
	BUCHANAN, FRANCIS, M.D. A Journey from Madras Through the Countries of Mysore, Canara and Malabar. Probably Volume 8 of John Pinkerton's, The Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in All Parts of the World London, Longman, Hurst, Rees and Brown..and Cadell and Davies. 1811. N.D. [1808-1811?]. Plain wrappers (loose), edgeworn and chipped, text block intact but first and last pages (573 and 776) browned from exposure, old dampstain at edge of first few and last few leaves, otherwise clean, tight and very good. This is the 8th Chapter of Pinkerton's version of Francis Buchanan's work which was originally published in 3 volumes by W. Bulmer & Co, London for T. Cadell and W.Davies and Black, Parry & Kingsbury. On the front page of this piece, a footnote indicates "The long agricultural and commercial details [or the 1807 set] are omitted." At the foot of the last page (776) is printed "End of the Eighth Volume" and at the bottom left in very small print, "Strahan and Preston/Printers Street, London.". From the British Library catalog, the complete 17 volume Pinkerton set appears to have been printed between 1808 and 1814 and this volume in 1811. No maps or illustrations are present in this piece though there were a number of such in the entire set. Dr. Francis Buchanan (1762-1829) later known as Francis Hamilton but often referred to as Francis Buchanan-Hamilton was a Scottish physician who made significant contributions as a geographer, zoologist and botanist while living in India from 1794 to 1815. In 1803-4 he was surgeon to the Governor General of India, Lord Wellesley in Calcutta and also organized the Calcutta Alipore Zoo. After the defeat of Tippu Sultan in 1799, he was asked to survey southern India resulting in this treatise. USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 100.25 \| £UK 90.25 \| JP¥ 13239] Book number: 004443 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.
	CAMPBELL, ALEXANDER The Heart of India. With NY Times Review by Robert Trumbull New York, Alfred A. Knopf. 1958. First Edition. [vii], 333, vii, [i] pp, double-paged map, 31 photo illustrations on sixteen plates, index. 8vo/22cm. Blue blind-stamp decorated cloth gilt, shelf wear only, in protected lightly edge-worn dj, internally fine. NF/VG. An irreverent view of India with many of its foibles exposed "with massive impartiality" as Robert Trumbull, former Times Bureau Chief in India, states in his NY Times Book Magazine review of April 20, 1958 entitled, "India With Her Make-up Off". Trumbull was Times correspondent in India from 1947 to 1955. The book is arranged by places with descriptive sub-titles, e.g. Lucknow: The Murderous Politicians; Nagpur: Christ vs Ganesh; Madras: Marx at the Fair; and Kashmir: Men in Fur Hats. East and West Pakistan are also included. Alexander Campbell (1912- ) was Time and Life correspondent in India when he wrote this very perceptive behind-the-scenes view of India, 'warts and all'. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 003233 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.
	CHIROL, SIR VALENTIRNE India. With an Introduction by The Right Hon. H.A.L. Fisher, M.P. London, Ernest Benn, Ltd. 1926. Volume V of the Benn series, The Modern World: A Survey of Historical Forces, General Editor H.A.L. Fisher. Third Impression (1926). [vii], 352pp, index. 8vo/22,5cm. Green cloth gilt, worn and stained with worm holes, some worming of end papers only, bookplate of Patrick A. Joshua with a presentation inscription to him by an unidentified initialed presenter dated August 1928, otherwise clean, tight and fair. A useful introduction, pro-British oriented, to early 20th-century Indian politics and the historical setting. Includes an account of the influence of Western education, the non-cooperation of the nationalists and the early years of the Indian legislatures. (Mahar 822). Sir Valentine Chirol (1852-1929) had served in the British Foreign Office and later become the foreign editor of The Times of London. He was one of the most well-known journalists of his time. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 003300 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.
	NEWMAN, HENRY Indian Peepshow London, G.Bell and Sons LTD. 1937. First Edition. [v], 291pp. Stories and observations of a soldier turned journalist and Statesman columnist over a lifetime in India and adjacent countries. Out-of-the-way incidents, old and forgotten things. Homemade untitled cover, mild staining of boards, slightly worn at extremities, semi-erased government stamps on ffep, otherwise clean, tight and good+. A good read. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 002466 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.
	WORSWICK, CLARK "The Age of the Big Spenders." In, GEO, April 1983 (Vol. 5/No 4), pp 48-57; 109-111 Los Angeles, Harry Myers/Knapp Communications Corp. 1983. 12 pages in entire issue, 14 illustrations from color and monochrome photos (including one double-page color photo). 4to/27.5cm. Pictorial wrappers, light wear, internally fine. A descriptive article about the former lavish life-style of the rulers of pre-Partition India's 562 princely states. Clark Worswick is a much published photo historian with nearly a dozen books to his name.. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 004365 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.

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	BONSELS, WALDEMAR A Journey to India Garden City, Garden City Publishing Co. Inc. Cloth, 8vo/21cm. Ill.: Harry Brown. N.d. (ca.1929).[ix], 273pp, frontis illustrations and many text illustrations. Pencilled gift inscription dated Oct 23, 1930 otherwise internally fine. An interesting description of the author's visit to the Malabar coast of India in the 1920s and his experiences there. Waldemar Bonsels (1880-1952) was a German writer of children's books who also had a mystical bent. Includes attractive black & white illustrations (the frontispiece, several full page as well as head and tail-pieces for every chapter) by the artist Harry Brown. Very Good/No Jacket. USD 13.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 \| £UK 8 \| JP¥ 1147] Book number: 003510 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.
	BUCHANAN, FRANCIS, M.D. A Journey from Madras Through the Countries of Mysore, Canara and Malabar. Probably Volume 8 of John Pinkerton's, The Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in All Parts of the World London, Longman, Hurst, Rees and Brown..and Cadell and Davies. 1811. N.D. [1808-1811?]. Plain wrappers (loose), edgeworn and chipped, text block intact but first and last pages (573 and 776) browned from exposure, old dampstain at edge of first few and last few leaves, otherwise clean, tight and very good. This is the 8th Chapter of Pinkerton's version of Francis Buchanan's work which was originally published in 3 volumes by W. Bulmer & Co, London for T. Cadell and W.Davies and Black, Parry & Kingsbury. On the front page of this piece, a footnote indicates "The long agricultural and commercial details [or the 1807 set] are omitted." At the foot of the last page (776) is printed "End of the Eighth Volume" and at the bottom left in very small print, "Strahan and Preston/Printers Street, London.". From the British Library catalog, the complete 17 volume Pinkerton set appears to have been printed between 1808 and 1814 and this volume in 1811. No maps or illustrations are present in this piece though there were a number of such in the entire set. Dr. Francis Buchanan (1762-1829) later known as Francis Hamilton but often referred to as Francis Buchanan-Hamilton was a Scottish physician who made significant contributions as a geographer, zoologist and botanist while living in India from 1794 to 1815. In 1803-4 he was surgeon to the Governor General of India, Lord Wellesley in Calcutta and also organized the Calcutta Alipore Zoo. After the defeat of Tippu Sultan in 1799, he was asked to survey southern India resulting in this treatise. USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 100.25 \| £UK 90.25 \| JP¥ 13239] Book number: 004443 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.
	CAMPBELL, ALEXANDER The Heart of India. With NY Times Review by Robert Trumbull New York, Alfred A. Knopf. 1958. First Edition. [vii], 333, vii, [i] pp, double-paged map, 31 photo illustrations on sixteen plates, index. 8vo/22cm. Blue blind-stamp decorated cloth gilt, shelf wear only, in protected lightly edge-worn dj, internally fine. NF/VG. An irreverent view of India with many of its foibles exposed "with massive impartiality" as Robert Trumbull, former Times Bureau Chief in India, states in his NY Times Book Magazine review of April 20, 1958 entitled, "India With Her Make-up Off". Trumbull was Times correspondent in India from 1947 to 1955. The book is arranged by places with descriptive sub-titles, e.g. Lucknow: The Murderous Politicians; Nagpur: Christ vs Ganesh; Madras: Marx at the Fair; and Kashmir: Men in Fur Hats. East and West Pakistan are also included. Alexander Campbell (1912- ) was Time and Life correspondent in India when he wrote this very perceptive behind-the-scenes view of India, 'warts and all'. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 003233 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.
	CHIROL, SIR VALENTIRNE India. With an Introduction by The Right Hon. H.A.L. Fisher, M.P. London, Ernest Benn, Ltd. 1926. Volume V of the Benn series, The Modern World: A Survey of Historical Forces, General Editor H.A.L. Fisher. Third Impression (1926). [vii], 352pp, index. 8vo/22,5cm. Green cloth gilt, worn and stained with worm holes, some worming of end papers only, bookplate of Patrick A. Joshua with a presentation inscription to him by an unidentified initialed presenter dated August 1928, otherwise clean, tight and fair. A useful introduction, pro-British oriented, to early 20th-century Indian politics and the historical setting. Includes an account of the influence of Western education, the non-cooperation of the nationalists and the early years of the Indian legislatures. (Mahar 822). Sir Valentine Chirol (1852-1929) had served in the British Foreign Office and later become the foreign editor of The Times of London. He was one of the most well-known journalists of his time. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 003300 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.
	NEWMAN, HENRY Indian Peepshow London, G.Bell and Sons LTD. 1937. First Edition. [v], 291pp. Stories and observations of a soldier turned journalist and Statesman columnist over a lifetime in India and adjacent countries. Out-of-the-way incidents, old and forgotten things. Homemade untitled cover, mild staining of boards, slightly worn at extremities, semi-erased government stamps on ffep, otherwise clean, tight and good+. A good read. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 002466 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.
	WORSWICK, CLARK "The Age of the Big Spenders." In, GEO, April 1983 (Vol. 5/No 4), pp 48-57; 109-111 Los Angeles, Harry Myers/Knapp Communications Corp. 1983. 12 pages in entire issue, 14 illustrations from color and monochrome photos (including one double-page color photo). 4to/27.5cm. Pictorial wrappers, light wear, internally fine. A descriptive article about the former lavish life-style of the rulers of pre-Partition India's 562 princely states. Clark Worswick is a much published photo historian with nearly a dozen books to his name.. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 004365 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books.