India
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1873 The Life of H. T. Colebrooke, and his Miscellaneous EssaysLondon: 1873A posthumously published edition of H. T. Colebrooke's very scarce collection of essays on topics relating to Indian culture and language, with an emphasis on Sanskrit. With a biography of Colebrook from his son.
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1877 The Story of My LifeEdinburgh and London: 1877The very scarce two volume first edition of the autobiography of colonial administrator Colonel Taylor, edited by his own daughter.
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1954-1962 5vols Five Novels by John MastersLondon: 1954-1962A wonderful set of five novels by John Masters; all first editions in the original dust wrappers.
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Signed1914 A Handbook of Tropical Gardening and Planting with Special Reference to CeylonColombo: 1914A smart second edition of this illustrated handbook to tropical gardening from British botanist Hugh Fraser Macmillan, with letters from the author tipped in.
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1894 Where Three Empires MeetLondon: 1894A smart new editionn of this illustrated travelogue with a folding map.
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1905 Where Three Empires MeetLondon: 1905A smart new impression of this illustrated travelogue with a folding map.
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1897 Where Three Empires MeetLondon: 1897A new edition of Edward Frederick Knight's travel memoir of his trips to Kashmir and the Himalayas, during which he served as a war correspondent.
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1877 The 'Oriental Sore,' as Observed in India: A ReportCalcutta : 1877A very scarce report detailing observations made of a tropica skin infection in India, with regards to its nature and origins.
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1911 Reports on Plague Investigations in IndiaCambridge : 1911A very scarce collection of reports on plague investigations in India, accompanied by an array of plates, charts and maps throughout.
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1933-1940 Punjab Village Surveys and Economic SurveyPunjab: 1933-1940A very scarce selection of five volumes of Punjab Village Surveys from the Board of Economic Enquiry, Punjab, presenting detailed data on villages in the region.
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1926-1927 Gazetteer of the Bombay PresidencyBombay: 1926-1927Five 1920s printings of this reference publication on the Bombay Presidency, produced by the British colonial administration.
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1903-67 India GazetteerAllahabad; Calcutta; Bombay: 1903-67A twenty four volume set of various gazetteers of districts in India, a fascinating and illustrated exploration of the subcontinent.
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1978 Jim Corbett's IndiaOxford : 1978A vibrant collection of Jim Corbett's stories from his career as a tiger-hunter in India, compiled by his editor, R. E. Hawkins.
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1915 Rambles and Recollections of an Indian OfficialLondon: 1915A smart revised edition of this scarce account of the life of Major-general Sir William Henry Sleeman in India.
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1888 An Indian OlioLondon: 1888An illustrated descriptive account of various observations and travels across India, written by an Indian Staff Corps Lieut-General.
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1923 IndiaLondon: 1923A vibrantly illustrated edition of this India travel guide from Flora Annie Steel, illustrated with colour plates by Mortimer Menpes.
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1870 Indian Records, With a Commercial View of the Relations BetweenLondon: 1870A detailed look at the relations between the British government and the Nawabs during the rule of the British Empire, the first edition.
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1923 The Mad Rani and Other Sketches of Indian Life and ThoughtLondon: 1923A scarce first edition of this collection of stories from the author's own travels in India.
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1991 The Ravenous Hyenas and the Wounded Sun: Myth and Ritual in Ancient IndiaIthaca and London: 1991A very smart first edition of this insightful study into myth and ritual in Ancient India.
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1829 The Works of Sir Walter RaleghOxford: 1829The first edition of the collected works of Sir Walter Raleigh, a brilliant example of this set in a Riviere binding.
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1962 Ladies in the Sun: The Memsahib's India 1790-1860London: 1962A smart first edition of this illustrated account of the lives of women whose husband's were on service with the East India Company.
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1966 Lost Cities of AsiaLondon: 1966A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated travel work on Ceylon, Burma, and Cambodia.
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1999 The Jahangirnama: Memoirs of Jahangir, Emperor of IndiaNew York: 1999The first translated edition of the memoirs of Jahangir, the fourth Mughal Emperor.
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1989 India Revealed: The Art and Adventures of James and William Fraser 1801-35London: 1989A smart first edition of this illuminating work on the art and travels of Scottish travel writers James and William Fraser.
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Signed1990 The History of Architecture in IndiaLondon: 1990A smart first edition of this historical study of Indian architecture, signed by the author with an additional proof copy dust wrapper.
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c1913 Indian Myth and LegendLondon: c1913A beautifully illustrated collection of Indian myths and legends from Scottish folklorist Donald Alexander Mackenzie.
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1949 Indian EmbersOxford: 1949The first edition of Lady Lawrence's biography of the life of her husband, Sir Henry Staveley Lawrence, a governor of Bombay in the 1920s.
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1877 The Prince of Wales in India or From Pall Mall to the PunjabNew York: 1877A very scarce first US edition of this account of the Prince of Wales's tour of India, with illustrations.
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1899 Typical Pictures of Indian NativesBombay; London: 1899An uncommon work exploring the people of India, colourfully illustrated throughout.
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1937 Forbidden Journey From Peking to KashmirLondon: 1937An early edition of this detailed travel writing works from Swiss adventurer Ella Maillart.
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1898 A Birds-Eye View of Picturesque IndiaLondon: 1898The first edition of this uncommon work by Richard Temple depicting the beauty of India through descriptions and illustrations, in a Relfe Brothers full calf binding.
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1906 India Under Royal EyesLondon: 1906A fascinating account of the Prince and Princess' tour of India and the reactions from the society, with photographs throughout taken by the author.
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1764 A Letter from Certain Gentlemen of the Council at BengalLondon: 1764The first edition of Sir Coote Eyre's vanishingly scarce discussion of trade in Bengal and in the East Indies in the eighteenth century.
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1992 A Very Ingenious Man: Claude Martin in Early Colonial IndiaLondon: 1992A very smart first edition of this detailed study into the actions of Claude Martin in Colonial India.
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1988 India: Art and Culture 1300-1900New York: 1988An informative and vibrantly illustrated work on the art and culture of India, written by Stuart Cary Welch.
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1896-1897 2vol Journal of the East India Association for the Years 1896 and 1897London: 1896-1897Two very scarce journals of the East India Association, with a selection of insightful essays pertaining to India.