Buckingham, J. (James) S. (Silk). - Tableau pittoresque de l'Inde, ou description géographique, statistique, commerciale, morale et politique de l'Indostan. Traduit sur le manuscrit par Benjamin Laroche.Paris, Poulton-de-l'Épée, 1835. Hardcover. Crown octavo. Pp. 332. Plus finely engraved folding map. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary quarter calf and marbled boards, vellum French corners, gilt lettered red morocco lettering-piece to spine, marbled endpapers, sprinkled edges. Foxed in the beginning, else in fine condition. ~ Second edition. From the private library of Jean Herbert with his bookplate. James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855). A dedicated traveller and a prolific writer, he wrote, among others, also "Travels In Palestine Through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead" (1921); "Travels Among the Arab Tribes Inhabiting the Countries East of Syria and Palestine" (1925); "Travels in Mesopotamia" (1827); "Travels in Assyria Media and Persia" (1830). TIMO-1 OUT . EUR 420.00 [Appr.: US$ 443.71 | £UK 347.75 | JP¥ 67104] Book number 4233is offered by:
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