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STANHOPE, LEICESTER FITZGERALD CHARLES: - Sketch of the History and Influence of the Press in British India; Containing Remarks on the Effects of a Free Press on Subsidiary Alliances, on the Delays of Office; on Superstition; on the Administration of Justice; on Flogging; and on Agriculture. Also, on the Dangers of a Free Press, and the Licentiousness of a Censorship. London, published by C. Chapple, Royal Library, Pall Mall, 1823.

Title: Sketch of the History and Influence of the Press in British India; Containing Remarks on the Effects of a Free Press on Subsidiary Alliances, on the Delays of Office; on Superstition; on the Administration of Justice; on Flogging; and on Agriculture. Also, on the Dangers of a Free Press, and the Licentiousness of a Censorship. London, published by C. Chapple, Royal Library, Pall Mall, 1823.
Description: . Pp. viii, 194. Modern quarter calf on marbled paper boards, spine gilt in compartments and with title label, g.e. First edition. Stanhope (1784-1862) was an army officer who in 1817 was appointed Deputy Quartermaster-General in India.

Keywords: South Asia, india, inde, indian, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, travel, exploration, press, british india,

Price: EUR 2000.00 = appr. US$ 2173.69 Seller: Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books
- Book number: 100575

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