Author: Sir John Cumming [Ed]
Title: Revealing India&Apos;S Past: A Co-Operative Record of Archaeological Conservation and Exploration in India and Beyond
Description: London, The India Society, 1939 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated historical work on India, covering archaeological discoveries and conservation efforts, and bound in the very scarce original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original quarter cloth with the original, very scarce, dust wrapper. Illustrated with a monochrome photographic frontispiece, thirty-three monochrome photographic plates, and a folding colour map. Collated, complete. This work on the history of India was edited by Sir John Cumming and covers the story of the archaeological department in India. The work also covers topics such as the conservation projects involving Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic monuments, the excavation of prehistoric civilisations, and the archaeological exploration of Indian Tibet and central Asia, and much more. In the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with only minor bumping to the front board and extremities. Light spotting to the endpapers, with owner's inscription to the front. The wrap is smart with sunning to the spine, owner's signature to the front, and closed tears and chipping to the head of the spine. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Spotting to fore edge. Near Fine . Ill.: None stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

Keywords: First edition Archaeology History India Archaeology None stated


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