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History of British India
by Hugh Murray
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Thomas Nelson, 1849. Cloth. Good Only. 7.5" by 5". None. A later edition of this comprehensive history of British India with a folding map. Edinburgh Cabinet Library - New Edition. With a portrait frontispiece, title vignette, six plates, and folding map to the front of the text. Collated complete. A comprehensive history of British India, from a general view of the natural features of India and ancient knowledge of the country, to the British conquest and subsequent wars. Offering a continuation comprising the Afghan War, the conquest of Sinde and Gwalior, and the War in the Punjaur. Written by Hugh Murray, a Scottish historian and author. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, worn with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Loss of the spine with minor fraying to the cloth at the joints. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound with the odd page loosening. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Further spotting to the first and last few pages. A 2" closed tear to the folding map from prior handling. College bookplate to the front endpapers. Good Only
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 901T36
- Title
- History of British India
- Author
- Hugh Murray
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1849
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- History British India Murray British India
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Vignette
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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- New
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- Cloth
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