Raj: A Scrapbook of British India 1877-1947
New York: St. Martin's, 1977. Profusely illustrated in b/w. 142 pages. Square 8vo, brown cloth, pictorial d.w. New York: St. Martin's, (1977). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
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Plain Tales from the Raj: Images of British India in the Twentieth Century
New York: St. Martin's, 1976. Introduction by Philip Mason. 16 pages of black-and-white illustrations. 240 pages. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1976). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Comparative World Literature: Seven Essays
Bombay: Nirmala Sadanand, 1974. 98 pages. Slim 8vo, black cloth (bowed, lightly foxed), orange d.w. (edge worn and slightly sunned on edges). Bombay: Nirmala Sadanand Publishers, (1974). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
British India: from Queen Elizabeth to Lord Reading
London: Sir Isaac Pitman, 1926. Illustrated with b/w photographs. xv + 578 pages. Thick 8vo, red cloth. London: Sir Isaac Pitman, 1926. Fading to spine, light discoloration to edges of covers. Pages toned and foxing to some leaves. A very good(+) copy. More
The "Walking Stick" Method of Self- Defence
London: Athletic Publications. 59 photo illustrations; 66pp., 16mo, original cloth, d.w. (edge-chipped). London: Athletic Publications, n.d. (ca. 1923). "The Daintiest Lady Carrying a Walking Cane is a Match for the Burliest Hooligan". Scarce, in the even scarcer dust wrapper. More
In Praise of Hoysala Art
Bombay: Marg Publications. Illustrations in color and b/w. 106 pages. Slim folio, yellow cloth, pictorial d.w. (tattered). Bombay: Marg Publications, (date unlisted, circa 1977). A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
A Lamp For India; The Story of Madame Pandit.
Illus. 406pp. Thick 8vo, cloth, d.w.; d.w. worn. Englewood Cliffs, (1967). More
The Hill of Flutes: Life, Love and Poetry in Tribal India; A Portrait of The Santals.
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1974. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. 375 pages. 8vo, red boards, dust wrapper, spine a bit sunned. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, (1974). A near fine copy, in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Loves of Krishna: In Indian Painting and Poetry.
Color frontis., b/w illus., 127pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Macmillan Co., n.d. D.w. chipped & edgeworn, book very good. More
The Light of Asia or The Great Renunciation; being The Life and Teaching of Gautama.
Philadelphia: McKay, 1932. Illustrated by Willy Pogany. 182 pages. Tall 8vo, silver-stamped black cloth, pictorial label inlaid on front cover; a touch faded at spine ends. Philaelphia: David McKay, (1932). Small faint gift inscription on fly-leaf, still near fine. More
The Light of Asia or The Great Renunciation; being The Life and Teaching of Gautama.
Philadelphia: McKay, 1932. Illustrated by Willy Pogany. 182 pages. Tall 8vo, silver-stamped black cloth, light rubbing and neat repairs at spine ends. Philaelphia: David McKay, (1932). A very good(+) copy. More
Personal Records of the Kandahar Campaign
London: David Bogue, 1881. lxxvi + 252 pages + 32 pages of ads. 8vo, brown cloth with black-stamped design and gilt-lettered spine. London: David Bogue, 1881. light spotting to end papers, ownership signature to front end paper. Light, small stains to some leaves, private ownership stamp and signature to title. Scuff to rear joint. A very good(+) copy. More
Asiatick Researches: Or, Transactions of the Society Instituted in Bengal, For Inquiring Into The History and Antiquities, the Arts, Asiences, and Literature, of Asia.
London: Sewell; Vernor and Hood, 1801. VOLUME THE FIRST. 25 copper plates, + frontispiece portrait of William Jones. All 6 of the first group are all present but are misnumbered. 482 pages including the "Directions to the Binder'. Some foxing and general age browning, old piece of scotch tape on bottom of page 221-222. Rebound in brown cloth with black leather spine label. London: Asiatic Society of Bengal, Sewell; Vernor and Hood, 1801. Scarce. Very good. Printed verbatim from the..... More
In Search of Gandhi.
Illustrated, 231pp. 8vo, d.w. Piscataway, NJ: New Century, 1982. Good +. More
Mewar: The World's Longest Serving Dynasty
Rajasthan: Roli, 1999. Numerous illustrations in full color and in sepia. Small slim 4to, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. (Rajasthan: Roli, 1999). Fine. More
Our Time Has Come: How India is Making its Place in the World
New York: Oxford University Press, 2018. xiii + 341 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, (2018). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Early Indian Sculpture
New York: Pegasus, 1929. Illustrated with 161 fine collotype plates, protected with lettered tissue guards. 2 volumes. Short folio, orange cloth with gilt-decorated spines, torn & tattered d.w. New York: Pegasus Press/ Harcourt Brace, (1929). The dust wrappers are quite worn and split at the seams, but books are near fine, with the ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro in each volume. Printed in England for the Pegasus Press. Certainly appears to be a limited edition, although no specifics..... More
Twilight In India.
New York: Philosophical Library, 1949. Illustrated. 382pp. 8vo, cloth. New York: Philosophical Library, 1949. Very good copy in a good tattered dust wrapper. More
Simla: A Hill Station in British India
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. Illustrated with b/w photographs throughout. 108 pages. Oblong 4to, black boards, dust wrapper. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1978). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper, lightly sunned and with a tiny tear on back bottom corner. More
La Peinture Indienne
Geneva: Skira, 1963. Illustrated with 83 tipped in color plates. 216 pages, 4to, blind-stamped yellow cloth, edgeworn d.w. Geneva: Skira, 1963. Binding slightly skewed and with small dampstain in gutter at top outer edge, still a very good copy in very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Maqbool Fida Husain.
New York: Abrams. 92 illustrations, including 53 mounted color plates, some folding. 60 pages of text. Oblong 4to, rust cloth with silver-stamped illustration on front cover, d.w. (slightly crinkled and sunned). New York: Abrams, (no date, circa 1972. A near fine in a very good dust wrapper. A scarce monograph of the India's leading contemporary artist. More
Maqbool Fida Husain.
New York: Abrams. 92 illustrations, including 53 mounted color plates, some folding. 60 pages of text. Oblong 4to, rust cloth with silver-stamped illustration on front cover, d.w. New York: Abrams, (no date, circa 1972). First edition. A near fine copy. A scarce monograph of the India's leading contemporary artist. More
The North-West Frontier: British India and Afghanistan, A Pictorial History 1839-1947
Dorset: Blandford, 1982. Profusely illustrated in b/w. 184 pages. Small 4to, black cloth, pictorial d.w. Dorset: Blandford, (1982). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Golden Calm: An English Lady's Life in Moghul Delhi.; Reminiscences by Emily, Lady Clive Bayley, and by her Father, Sir Thomas Metcalfe.
New York: Viking, 1980. Illustrated. 217pp. Slim 4to, decorative red boards, d.w. New York: The Viking Press. (1980). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Raj: India and the British, 1600-1947.
London: National Portrait Gallery, 1990. Profusely illustrated, much in color. 432 pages. Thick 4to, burgundy boards, d.w. (evenly sunned along backstrip). London: National Portrait Gallery, (1990). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More