Lady Curzon's India: Letters of a Vicerene.
Foreword by Nigel Nicolson. b/w photo illus., 180pp., 8vo, cloth. New York: Beaufort, 1985. Fine in near fine dust jacket. More
Foreword by Nigel Nicolson. b/w photo illus., 180pp., 8vo, cloth. New York: Beaufort, 1985. Fine in near fine dust jacket. More
London: Edward Arnold, 1927. Frontispiece. 17 black and white photo illustrations, 296pp., 8vo, original burgundy cloth. London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1927. Second Impression. Very good (+). This work is largely taken from the author's diaries and notes compiled while observing wild animals as a Forest Service worker in India. More
London: Longmans, 1889. Illustrated by E.T. Pritchett and from photographs. 490 pages, thick 8vo, rebound in 1/2 blue morocco, (lightly faded), marbled boards, t.e.g. London: Longmans, 1889. Very good (+). More
Boston: Richard G. Badger, 1920. Frontis. 12mo, red cloth. Boston: Richard G. Badger, (1920). Very good Author sailed on the American ship, National Eagle, from Boston to New Orleans, London, and India, before returning to the United States. The author's father was captain of the National Eagle. From pages 89 to 134, the author describes her travel in India, including Calcutta's customs and social life, the Ganges River, and her impressions of India's caste distinctions. More
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 1980. Poster. Offset lithograph. 19 7/8" x 28 5/8" Exhibition poster for the Brooklyn Museum's 1980 exhibit "Indian Botanical Paintings", featuring original watercolor illustrations made by Indian artists commissioned by the East India Company in the late 18th to the early 19th centuries. A watercolor painting "Nymphaea Lotus", made in Calcutta in the late 18th century, is beautifully printed on the poster. The original watercolor was reproduced as "Red Indian Water Lily" in the Fleming Indian Drawing..... More
Bombay: Taraporevala, 1959. Over 500 black & white drawings, photographs and maps. Tall 4to, gray cloth backed tan boards, corners slightly bumped. Bombay, Taraporeombay: (1959) Fourth Edition. A very good+) copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
New York: Hacker Art Books, 1975. Illustrated (b/w). 201 pages. Tall 4to. Red cloth with top of boards somewhat sunned, lacking dust wrapper. New York: Hacker Art Books, 1975. A very good copy. More
Bombay: Taraporevala, 1956. Over 250 black & white illustrations in line and half-tone. 134 pages. Slim 4to, gray cloth backed boards. Bombay: Taraporevala, (1956). First Edition. A very good solid copy. More
New York: Harcourt, 1968. Illustrated in black and white. 233 pages. 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w. (sunned at spine). New York: Harcourt, (1968). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: Longmans, 1900. Many black & white illustrations. 382 pages, 8vo, rebound in burgundy cloth. Lodnon: Longmans, Green, 1900. Very good (+). More
Decatur: BioImages, 2002. Foreword by Tom Brokaw. Numerous full page color photographs. Large oblong 4to, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. (Decatur: BioImages, (2002). First Edition. Fine. More
New York: Abrams, 1978. Profusely illustrated with 397 full color illustrations. 335 pages. Thick 4to, red cloth, d.w. (lightly edgeworn). New York: Abrams, (1978). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Carlton Rochell, 2005. Color photographic illustrations throughout. 29 pages. Thin 4to, matte pictorial wrappers. New York: Carlton Rochell Ltd., (2005). A fine copy. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, shown at The Fuller Building, March 29-April 15, 2005. More
London: Strahan, 1801. of Barbreck; with the Singular Humours of his Tartar Guide Hassan Artaz; Comprising the Occurrences of Four Years and Five Days, in an Overland Journey to India. xii, 259 +4pp of ads. 12mo, original leather-backed glazed boards (well-worn and cracked but still a solid and charming binding; toning and light foxing throughout). London: Printed by A. Strahan for Longman & Rees, 1801. Fourth edition. More
London: Jeremiah How, 1845. 7 full page lithographic illustrations. 8vo, bound in full pebbled red morocco, elaborately gilt spine and covers (lightly rubbed), a.e.g. London: Jeremiah How, 1845. Second Edition. Near fine. More
Illus. 383pp. 8vo, cloth. London, (1951). More
Geneva: Musee d'art et d'histoire, 1999. Translated from the English by Claude Ritschard. Illustrated in color. 192 pages. Short 4to, printed pictorial wrappers. Geneva: Musee d'art et d'histoire, (1999). First French Language Edition. Lightly creased and sunned at spine. A very good(+) copy. More
London: Cartago, 1999. Many illustrations in color and im black and white. 4to, turquoise cloth, d.w. London: Cartago, (1999). First Edition. Fine in near fine slightly sunned dust wrapper. More
London: John Cary, 1813. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 18.25" x 20.25". Sheet measures 21.5" x 27.25". This map of the Malabar coast in India is by John Cary and covers the southern region of the Indian subcontinent, from Bombay in south to the southern tip of India. Includes parts of the Isle of Ceylon or Sri Lanka. The map is extremely detail reflecting Cary's attention to accuracy and dedication to keeping his maps up-to-date. It is in..... More
Bombay: Prince of Wales Museum, 1974. Illustrated in black and white. xxvi, 168 pages. 4to, red cloth (very unevenly mottled), d.w. torn at rear flap and toned overall. Bombay: Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, 1974. A very good(-) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Ministry of Scientific Research & Cultural Affairs, 1960. Map. Lithograph. 21.5 x 30 inches. In very good condition. Shows some staining, foxing, and wear at edges and along original fold lines. Beautifully designed and highly detailed map from the National Atlas of India shows transportation routes and places of interest in and around the region of Bombay, with explanatory text on verso. Insets detail Bombay and Mahabaleshwar. Comprehensive index list with air routes, Railroad routes, pilgrim centers and hill resorts..... More
Calcutta: Punthi Pustak, 1974. 343 pages. 8vo, brown cloth, battered d.w. Calcutta: Punthi Pustak, 1974. Very good in poor dust wrapper. More
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 2012. Black & white and color illustrations throughout. 258 pages. Small 4to, pictorial wrappers. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, (2012). First paperback edition. A fine copy. More
Thin 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. (Lahore, Pakis., 1967). More
London: Churchill, John, 1704. Engraving. Image measures 11" x 14". Named after the patron saint of Wales, Fort St. David lies in Pulicat on the Coromandel Coast, in South East India. It served as a trading post of the British East India Trading Company. The engraving shows a bird's eye view of the fort and its layout. From Churchill's "Collection of Voyages and Travels" More
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