Author: Anonymous
Title: Street&Apos;S Indian & Colonial Mercantile Directory
Description: London, G. Street, 1867-1889 . First edition. Cloth. An impressive five volume set of this vanishingly scarce guide to India and the colonies of the British Empire, illustrated with a wealth of maps. Five volumes of this vanishingly scarce work, in the publisher's original cloth binding.These fascinating directories provide lists of merchants trading throughout India and the colonies, including lists of merchants in the principal cities of India, Ceylon, China, Japan, Java, Mauritius, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, British Columbia, the West Indies, South and Central America, British Guiana, the Mediterranean, and the United Kingdom.Details of trade returns, tariffs, population and more are also included.Present here are:The 1867-8 volume.The 1873 volume.The 1880-1 volume, illustrated with seventeen colour double paged maps. Collated, complete.The 1882-3 volume, illustrated with eighteen colour double paged maps. Collated, complete. The 1888-9 volume, illustrated with nineteen colour maps, some folding. Collated, complete. In the final three volumes, the section of the work to the rear devoted to information on the United Kingdom is separately paginated.With contemporary advertisements to front and rear endpapers, and with large catalogues of advertisers to the rear of each volume.With stamps of the Incorporated Law Society of the United Kingdom throughout each volume, including to title pages. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Significant losses of cloth to back strip heads and tails, with boards age toned with handling marks. Tide marks and paper residue to rear board of 1873 volume. 1867-8 boards detached but present, but lacking back strip. Rear board of 1880-1 board detached but present, with front joint starting and board very tenderly held. 1882-3 boards detached but present, lacking back strip. Front board of 1888-9 detached but present, with rear joint starting and board tenderly held. Joints of 1873 volume starting, with boards exceptionally tender. First three gatherings of 1867-8 volume detached but present, with text block divided between pages 128 and 129. Text block of 1873 volume divided between pages 512 and 513. Text block of 1880-1 volume divided between pages 476 and 477, with surrounding gatherings working loose. 1882-3 and 1888-9 volumes lacking title pages, with preliminary leaves of the latter volume detached but present. Pages bright, with light handling marks throughout, but with closed tears to leaf and map perimeters. Library stamps throughout. Two maps detached and loosely inserted. Poor . Ill.: Not Stated. Poor .
Keywords: Street's Indian and colonial mercantile directory india bombay indian directory india Not Stated
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Title: Street&Apos;S Indian & Colonial Mercantile Directory
Description: London, G. Street, 1867-1889 . First edition. Cloth. An impressive five volume set of this vanishingly scarce guide to India and the colonies of the British Empire, illustrated with a wealth of maps. Five volumes of this vanishingly scarce work, in the publisher's original cloth binding.These fascinating directories provide lists of merchants trading throughout India and the colonies, including lists of merchants in the principal cities of India, Ceylon, China, Japan, Java, Mauritius, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, British Columbia, the West Indies, South and Central America, British Guiana, the Mediterranean, and the United Kingdom.Details of trade returns, tariffs, population and more are also included.Present here are:The 1867-8 volume.The 1873 volume.The 1880-1 volume, illustrated with seventeen colour double paged maps. Collated, complete.The 1882-3 volume, illustrated with eighteen colour double paged maps. Collated, complete. The 1888-9 volume, illustrated with nineteen colour maps, some folding. Collated, complete. In the final three volumes, the section of the work to the rear devoted to information on the United Kingdom is separately paginated.With contemporary advertisements to front and rear endpapers, and with large catalogues of advertisers to the rear of each volume.With stamps of the Incorporated Law Society of the United Kingdom throughout each volume, including to title pages. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Significant losses of cloth to back strip heads and tails, with boards age toned with handling marks. Tide marks and paper residue to rear board of 1873 volume. 1867-8 boards detached but present, but lacking back strip. Rear board of 1880-1 board detached but present, with front joint starting and board very tenderly held. 1882-3 boards detached but present, lacking back strip. Front board of 1888-9 detached but present, with rear joint starting and board tenderly held. Joints of 1873 volume starting, with boards exceptionally tender. First three gatherings of 1867-8 volume detached but present, with text block divided between pages 128 and 129. Text block of 1873 volume divided between pages 512 and 513. Text block of 1880-1 volume divided between pages 476 and 477, with surrounding gatherings working loose. 1882-3 and 1888-9 volumes lacking title pages, with preliminary leaves of the latter volume detached but present. Pages bright, with light handling marks throughout, but with closed tears to leaf and map perimeters. Library stamps throughout. Two maps detached and loosely inserted. Poor . Ill.: Not Stated. Poor .
Keywords: Street's Indian and colonial mercantile directory india bombay indian directory india Not Stated
Price: GBP 1900.00 = appr. US$ 2713.17 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 949F35
- Book number: 949F35
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