Author: Reginald Heber
Title: Narrative of a Journey Through the Upper Provinces of India from Calcutta to Bombay 1824-1825
Description: London, John Murray, 1828. Cloth. The third edition of Reginald Heber's autobiographical account of his travels in India, a three volume travel work depicting life in India during the nineteenth century from the Bishop of Calcutta. The third edition. Illustrated with sixteen monochrome wood engravings to 'Volume I', seven to 'Volume II' and four to 'Vol III&apos. Collated, complete. A three volume complete set. This travel work was written by Reginald Heber, an English bishop, being the bishop of Calcutta. Heber details his journey from Calcutta to Bombay between 1824 and 1825, shortly after being consecrated as Bishop of Calcutta. Also present are his remarks upon Ceylon, and an account of a shorter journey to Madras and the Southern provinces of India in 1826, alongside letters written in this period. Heber died in April 1826, and it is speculated that this was due the toll this journey in a foreign climate took on his body.In the publisher's original cloth, with 'vol I' being re-backed with endpapers and blanks renewed. In the publisher's original cloth, with 'vol I' being re-backed with endpapers and blanks renewed. Externally very smart with bumping and slight wear to the extremities, with small closed tears to the heads and tails of the spines, and fading and very small damp stains to the spines. Front hinge re-enforced to 'Vol II', with 'Vol III' cracked but firm, with owner's signature to the front pastedowns. Internally generally firmly bound with only the odd page starting. Pages bright with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None stated. Very Good .

Keywords: India Bombay Calcutta Reginald Heber Bombay None stated


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