Colombo: The Automobile Club of Ceylon, and printed by The Colombo Apothecaries Co Ltd, n.d. [1931]. Presumed first and only edition thus. Hardcover. 564pp, with photographs, some text illustrations, 74pp of maps in colour, a 50 page gazeteer, 100pp of itineraries, many advertisements, and much other information, some in tables..... More
London: James Nisbet, 1859. First edition. Hardcover. viii, 486, [2] adverts. A stark, highly informative, but also evangelical, view of the state of India, with vigorous proposals for improving the lot of Indians. With the ownership name of Francis L.M. Noel R.N., to the pastedown (his relation to the author..... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1880. First edition. Hardcover. x, 403, +24 adverts; with two maps, one being foldout, the other has a few foxing spots. Contents clean and unmarked. With the armorial bookplate of Lord Battersea. In the original binding of fine navy cloth, ruled and titled in gilt..... More
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 'printed 1920'. Hardcover. 256pp, with a colour frontis, illustrations in line, and pictorial endpapers of desultory children by a different artist. Children's story, set in British India, and Billy is an English girl. 1932 presentation note to front endpaper, with Sunday School Award label..... More
Delft: Eburon, 1989. First edition. Paperback. viii, 271pp. Illustrated with text diagrams and 24 colour plates of work by contemporary Indian artists. The half-title bears a signed gift inscription which appears to be that of Amit Ambalal, one of the artists whose work is reproduced, and whose painting also adorns..... More
Karachi: Oxford University Press, 1982. First edition. Softcover. xvi, (ii), 282. Very fresh copy, appears unread. Contents clean and fresh: firm, in the original ochre glossy thin card covers: clean and bright, with sunning to the spine and to the foot of the front cover. Faint trace of scuffing to..... More
London: John Murray, 1875. Second edition. Hardcover. xiii, 315, + 4 adverts. Contents clean and firm. Early ownership name to first blank leaf. In the original purple cloth with dark green endpapers. Decorative black ruling frames a gilt medallion on the upper board, lower board decorated in blind, spine faded..... More
London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1854. First edition. Hardcover. [iv], 295pp. Contents very clean, with slight soiling to first 4 pages. 20x12.5cms, in the original binding of russet brown cloth, decorated in blind and titled in gilt, rebacked with the original spine laid down. Rubbed and soiled, with an..... More
