Guide to Lucknow, Containing Popular Places and Buildings Worthy of a Visit

Lucknow, M. A. Beg at the Royal Printing Press, 1915. Cloth. A seventh edition of this very scarce guide to the city of Lucknow in India. Seventh edition. Very scarce work. A guide to the city of Lucknow, India, containing popular places and buildings to visit, historical notices on the Mutiny of 1857 (here mistakenly printed as 1957), and a brief description on the history of other cities. Dated from the British Library. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, worn with rubbing and chipping to the extremities. Front board held by cords to the tail of the joint only, light loss of the cloth to the spine. The odd mark to the boards with paper peeling from the rear board. Light fraying to the cloth. Internally, generally firmly bound with title page and front endpaper loosening with the front board. Pages are bright with light age toning. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 901T40

Catalogus: India

Trefwoorden: Guide Lucknow Popular Places Lucknow Visit None

Newman&Apos;S Guide to Darjeeling and Neighbourhood

Calcutta, W. Newman & Co. Limited, 1927. Paperback. An illustrated travel guide to Darjeeling, with folding maps. Eighth edition. Illustrated with fifteen plates and a folding map to the rear. Collated complete. A travel guide to Darjeeling and the surrounding areas, with directions and routes for walks, rides, picnics, Etc. and a complete index for the instruction and guidance of visitors to the area. Advertisements to the front and rear. In the original pictorial paper wraps. Externally, sound with light wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Minor loss to the head and tail of the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with scattered spotting. Bookseller's stamp to the front endpaper. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 901T39

Catalogus: India

Trefwoorden: Newman's Guide Darjeeling Neighbourhood Guide Not Stated

A Trip Through the Land of Sunshine and Surprise

London, Truscott & Son, 1910. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce promotional work by the East Indian Railway, a colourfully illustrated guide to India. A vanishingly scarce work.A promotional work exploring the sights you can visit along the East Indian Railway. This is a charming and concise travel work on the country where you can encounter 'sunshine and surprise', providing a unique insight into travel in East India by railway.Places explored in this work include Delhi, Bareilly, Lucknow, Cawnpore, Jubbulpore, Howrah, Benares, Giridih, Raajmahal, Etawah, and more,Illustrated with eleven colour plates, and monochrome illustrations throughout.Undated, dated from WorldCat. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, a little worn, with a chip to the front wrap, resulting in loss to the title. Edge wear to the wraps, with small chips and closed tears, including a larger closed tear to the head of the rear wrap. Light marks to the wraps. Loss to the head and tail of the backstrip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some light handling marks. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 897P16

Catalogus: India

Trefwoorden: A Trip Through the Land of Sunshine and Surprise east india railway railway trip east india railway Not Stated

G. F. Abbott

Through India with the Prince

London, Edward Arnold, 1906. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this illustrated account of the author's time travelling through India with the Prince and Princess of Wales. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-one plates, and a map of the route. Collated complete. A detailed account of the Indian tour of the Prince and Princess of Wales, with the author acting as a special correspondent of the Calcutta Statesman. Includes detailed of their time spent in Bombay, Indore, Jaipur, Lahore, at the Himalayas, in Delhi, Calcutta, Mandalay, Madras, and more, with reflections. Written by George Frederick Abbott, an English war correspondent, author, and the husband of Scottish suffragist Wilhelmina Hay Abbott. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Previous owner's bookplate and library bookplate to the front pastedown. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 898T39

Catalogus: India

Trefwoorden: Through India Prince Abbott India Not Stated

[William Henry Davenport Adams]

India Pictorial and Descriptive

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1888. First edition. Cloth. A scarce proof copy of Davenport Adam's vivid exploration of the history of India and its prominent cities, a lavishly illustrated work. A scarce proof copy; the half-title, frontispiece, title page, and proof of the first leaf of the preface measure at 12" by 8.5", the rest of the text measuring at 13" by 10". The rest of the text is printed and paginated to the recto only.Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-six plates, and ninety-two in-text engravings.Collated, complete.A beautiful exploration of the culture and history of India.The author, William Henry Davenport Adams, provides an interesting insight into the British colonisation of India. Divided into two sections; section one looks at the journey to India, the general view of the Peninsula, and the natural history of the country. The second section looks at the prominent Indian cities, from Bombay to Calcutta. William Henry Davenport Adams was a prolific author of works including 'History, Topography, and Antiquities of the Isle of Wight', 'Memorable Battles in English History', and 'Wonders of the Vegetable World&apos. In the original cloth binding. Externally, boards and spine are rubbed with marks, marking heavier to the front board. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is discoloured. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and generally clean with the occasional spot and handling mark. Small tape repair to the plate facing page vii. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

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Boeknummer: 852P24

Catalogus: India

Trefwoorden: India Pictorial and Descriptive india travel William henry davenport adams india Various

F. G. Aflalo; Various

The Sportsman&Apos;S Book for India

London, Horace Marshall & Son, 1904. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated guide to the various popular sporting pursuits of India, the first edition of this work edited by F. C. Aflalo. A detailed guide to the sporting pursuits of India, including shooting, hunting, fishing, gold, yachting, tennis, gymkhana, and more.Illustrated with a colour folding map to the frontispiece, one folding map, three maps, and thirty-six plates. Collated, complete.Edited by F. G. Aflalo, with contributions by Sir Montagu Gilbert Gerard, Captain A. G. Arbuthnot, Major Neville Taylor, and more. In the original publisher's rebacked cloth binding. Externally, boards and spine are discoloured due to damp stains with some minor marks. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Small closed tear to the folding map. Faint tide mark to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 898P27

Catalogus: India

Trefwoorden: The Sportsman's Book For India india sports f. g. aflalo india Not Stated

Eha [Edward Hamilton Aitken]

Behind the Bungalow

Calcutta, Thacker, Spink & Co. Ltd, 1890. Cloth. A smart third edition of this illustrated behind the scenes guide to colonial life in India. Third edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and many in-text images. An account of colonial life in India, with commentary on various everyday events and processes. Includes chapters entitled: the boy at home, Domingo the cook, the man of lamps, the body guard, the malee, Tom the barber, and many others. Written by Edward Hamilton Aitken, under the pen name of Eha, a British civil servant who lived in India. He was known for his humorist writings on natural history in India and as a founding member of the Bombay Natural History Society. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine resulting in minor loss and fraying. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot and light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscription to the title page. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 898T28

Catalogus: India

Trefwoorden: Behind Bungalow Eha Aitken Bungalow Not Stated

Eha [Edward Hamilton Aitken]

The Tribes on My Frontier an Indian Naturalist&Apos;S Foreign Policy

London, W. Thacker & Co. 1897. Cloth. A scarce copy of The Tribes on My Frontier by Eha, Author of "A Naturalist on the Prowl" and "Behind the Bungalow." Illustrated by F. C. Macrae. Sixth Edition. Edward Hamilton Aitken was a civil servant in India, better known for his humorist writings on natural history in India and as a founding member of the Bombay Natural History Society. He was well known to Anglo-Indians by the pen-name of Eha In a blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine and front board. Externally, generally smart, lightly rubbed in places. There is some minor bumping to the top and tail of the spine. Spine is also faded. Internally, generally firmly bound, though front hinge is tender. Pages are generally bright and clean with some scattered light foxing, predominantly to the end papers. There is an ink inscription to the recto of front free end papers Very Good . Ill.: F. C. Macrae. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN33-D-5

Catalogus: India

Trefwoorden: India Raj Civil Service Edward Hamilton Aitken Raj F. C. Macrae

Alex Aronson

Brief Chronicles of the Time Personal Recollections of My Stay in Bengal (1937-1946)

Calcutta , Writers Workshop, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A stunning handmade and signed copy of Alex Aronson's recollections of his time in Bengal. A hand-set, and handbound copy of Brief Chronicles of the Time Personal Recollections of My Stay in Bengal (1937-1946), published by Writers Workshop, a small non-profit publishing house devoted to Indian creative writers. The volume covers the period of time when Aronson was appointed a lecturer as the university of Rabindranath Tagore in West Bengal. Signed by the author to the title page: For Kay and Gil in old friendship Alex In the publisher's original cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart. Author signature to title page. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: none. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 828B56

Catalogus: India

Trefwoorden: Brief Chronicles of the Time Personal Recollections of My Stay in Bengal (1937-1946) Bengal India Alex Aronson Bengal none

George Francklin Atkinson

Curry & Rice on Forty Plates or the Ingredients of Social Life at &Apos;Our Station&Apos; in India

London, Day and Son, 1859. Cloth. A profusely illustrated work regarding India in the nineteenth century. Providing a somewhat satirical insight into the colonies in occupied India. This is the second edition of this work, and is held in the publisher's original binding. An undated work, dated using the Oxford University and National Library of Scotland entries on copac. In a well-preserved condition, with the plates remaining relatively bright. Illustrated, with forty plates drawn by the author, George Francklin Atkinson. Collated, complete. Adhered to the work, at the gutter of the poem following the dedication is a photograph of a young Indian lady in traditional dance costume, wearing ghungroos and a large jewellery headpiece. The photograph is undated. Loosely inserted is a photograph of a large house in the countryside, this photo is undated also. Each satirical illustration has two pages of accompanying text. The text and photographs depict life at a British colonial station in Bengal. Emphasis is drawn on British officials and residents of a high social status such as the magistrate, colonel and doctor. There is a plate that regards 'our German missionary&apos. He also focuses on racing, pig-sticking and tiger shooting. Atkinson was Captain in the Bengal Engineers and he drew on his own experiences for this work. He previously wrote a work titled 'The Indian Mutiny' which was published in 1857-8. To the preface Atkinson notes that this work is 'drawn to exhibit the customs of society on the Bengal side' of India 'as it was necessary throughout to adhere to some one character of people among whom the English were located.' He addresses his humour in the work and says 'my object was not to illustrate perfection but to afford amusement&apos. In the publisher's original decorative binding. This work has been rebacked with the original spine laid down and the boards preserved. Externally, generally smart. Bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Several marks to boards. Laid down spine is lifting slightly to the head. Illustrated title page is loosening. Prior owner's inscription to the title page, dated 1932. Bound in, possibly during the rebacking, is a photograph of a young Indian lady in traditional dance costume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Occasional scattered spots to pages. Very Good . Ill.: George Francklin Atkinson. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 635L19

Catalogus: India

Trefwoorden: India Bengal Illustrated British India Bengal George Francklin Atkinson

Peter Auber

Rise and Progress of the British Power in India

London, Wm. H. Allen & Co; Calkin & Budd, 1837. First edition. Leather. An uncommon first edition copy of Peter Auber's history of British power in India, an illustrated with complete with three folding maps. The first edition of this uncommon work.Complete in two volumes.Half-titles are present. Volume I illustrated with a cloth-backed folding map to the frontispiece, and two-cloth backed colour folding maps. Collated, complete.An extensive study into the rise and progress of the British Empire's endeavours in India, published just before the vast expansion of the Victorian era.The work begins with a look at the early history of Hindostan and the native powers, picking up with British influence from 1600. By Peter Auber, who had been the Secretary to the Honourable the Court of Directors of the East-India Company. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart, with very light rubbing to the leather. A few minor marks to the boards. Cloth to the joints is fraying a little. Rear hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot, including to the folding maps. Institutional stamps to the title pages, reverse of the maps, and a few pages of text, including a blind stamp to the title pages and final leaves of text. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 857P23

Catalogus: India

Trefwoorden: Rise and Progress of the British Power in India india british empire peter auber india Not Stated

Sir John Wolfe Barry; Lyster & Partners

Vizagapatam. Proposals for the Improvement and Development of the Harbour.

London, Waterlow and Sons Limited, 1914. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition proposal on a harbour to be built at Vizagapatam, led by civil engineer Sir John Wolfe Barry. The first edition of this very scarce work.Illustrated with a colour folding map to a pocket to the rear.A detailed proposal discussing possible improvements on the harbour at Vizagapatam, led by consulting engineer, John Wolfe Barry.The harbour detailed in this work went on to be the Inner Harbour, build by the Bengal Nagpur Railway between 1927 and 1933. Today it is an important port which is the only natural harbour on the eastern coast of India, and is the fifth busiest in the country.Barry was a civil engineer best known for his work on Tower Bridge, constructed between 1887 and 1894.Collated, lacking the appendix sheets to the pocket. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing and discolouration to the boards. Spine is a little faded, with a small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, title page is a little age-toned. Folding map is a little spotted. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 898P28

Catalogus: India

Trefwoorden: Vizagapatam. Proposals For the Improvement and Development of the Harbour. Vizagapatam harbour john wolfe barry Vizagapatam Not Stated

Ian Hay [Major John Hay Beith]

The Great Wall of India

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated work on the historical and cultural significance of the Indian subcontinent's fortifications. First edition. Illustrated throughout. An examination of the historical and cultural significance of the immense fortifications of the Indian subcontinent, with chapters on the Frontier Mail, the Khyber, a "Jirgah", and more. Written by Major General John Hay Beith, a British schoolmaster and soldier best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. In the original full black cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light chipping to the extremities resulting in minor loss to the head and tail of the spine. Sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the panels. The odd small closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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Boeknummer: 901T35

Catalogus: India

Trefwoorden: Great Wall India Beith Hay India Not Stated

C. E. Tyndale Biscoe; L. C. Dunsterville

Kashmir in Sunlight & Shade a Description of the Beauties of the Country, the Life, Habits, and Humour of Its Inhabitants, and an Account of the Gradual But Steady Rebuilding of a Once Down-Trodden People

London, Seeley, Service & Co Limited, 1922. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brilliant travel work on Kashmir, complete with the original photographic plates. The first edition.'Presentation copy' blind stamp to the title page.A detailed description of Kashmir by Cecil Tyndale-Biscoe, who worked as a missionary in the region and established the Tyndale Biscoe School.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, and twenty-three plates.Collated, complete.With an introduction by L. C. Dunsterville.Four pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine is lightly faded. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine, with two very small closed tears to the head of the spine. Only a few minor marks to the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Blind stamp and an institutional stamp to the title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 842P26

Catalogus: India

Trefwoorden: Kashmir in Sunlight & Shade kashmir india travel kashmir Not Stated

Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe; Mrs. C. B. Bodde-Hodgkinson; Pieter Geyl

Memorable Description of the East Indian Voyage 1618-25

London , George Routledge and Sons , 1929. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating, translated first English edition of Bontekoe's East Indian Voyage. First English Edition.This is from The Broadway Travellers series, edited by Sir E. Denison Ross and Eileen Power. This edition has been translated from the Dutch by Mrs. C. B. Bodde-Hodgkinson and Pieter Geyl and with an introduction and notes by Geyl. Bontekoe's East Indian Voyage was one of the most popular of the numerous adventure books in which the Dutch seventeenth century public delighted and was first published in 1646.  With ten plates and eight pages of publisher adverts to the rear. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. There is the remnants of a sticker to the rear pastedown. Externally, smart with some fading to the spine and some light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 826B6

Catalogus: India

Trefwoorden: Memorable Description of The East Indian Voyage 1618-25 Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe travel India Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe Not Stated