The History of INDIA and the BRITISH EMPIRE IN THE EAST. ILLUSTRATED. Set of 4 Volumes , London: Virtue and Co..Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Beautiful set of 4 Books, (Volumes 1 and 2 arranged into IV Divisions). Each Volume Illustrated with a preliminary section of Full Page Engraved Plates, protected by Tissue Guards. 66 Plates and 6 Double Page Maps. Division I has an Illustrated Title Page. Division one begins with Geography, Language, Culture etc. Division IV ends with the Sepoy Rebellions of 1858, Cawnpore, Lucknow etc until the end of the Mutiny in 1859. Then there are contents pages detailing all the chapters in the 2 Volumes (4 Divisions) and a Final Chapter, CXXXVI, on Lord Canning's Viceroyalty. Original Green cloth Covers with Black and Bright Gilt Lettering and Decoration to Fronts and spines. Blind Stamped Decoration to backs. Edges Beveled. All Page Edges Bright Gilt. 10" Tall. Slight edge wear. No inscriptions except a few small old penciled prices and ref. nos on the endpapers. Set weighs over 4 Kilos so postage outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like more, photos, information or a shipping quote. (Book ref. 007573) £250.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Aesop Attic Bookstore , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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