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India : Its Administration & Progress
by Strachey, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1903. Hardcover. Some rubbing and small abrasions to spine and corners of boards. Small knocks to corners of boards. Narrow split to gutter at front endpaper.; Third edition, revised and enlarged. xxii, 515, [1 (blank)] pages + folding colour map frontispiece + [4] pages advertisements. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 225 x 142mm. Contents: Introductory; The Geography of India; The Himalaya; The Consitution of the Government in India; The Home Government; The Civil Services; The Laws and the Administration of Justice; The Finances and Public Revenues; Revenues Other Than Those Derived From Taxation; Revenues Other Than Those Derived From Taxation (continued); Revenues Derived From Taxation; Revenues Derived From Taxation (continued); Foreign Trade - Home Charges - Currency - Weights and Measures; Public Works - Famine; The Public Debt - Famine-Insurance; Education in India; Races - Languages - Castes - Religions and Superstitions; An Indian Province; An Indian Province (continued); An Indian Province (continued); Bengal; The Army in India; The Native States; Conclusion; Index. .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23889
- Title
- India : Its Administration & Progress
- Author
- Strachey, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1903
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
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- Jacket
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....