The History Of The British Empire In India (Volume One)
by Gleig, G. R. (Rev.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: John Murray. Good with no dust jacket. 1830. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner's signature. Staining and marking to wrappers. Rubbing to ends of spine with up to 3/8" tears at head of spine. 3/4" loss of cloth along head of front board. Knocking to corners of boards. Some water marks and foxing to preliminary leaves. ; [4], viii, 365 pages + frontis + plates + folding map at rear + advertisements. Brown cloth boards. Volume One of Three. Page dimensions: 150mm x 93mm. Illustrations include: Portrait of Clive; Cave of Ellora; Cave of Elephanta; Banyan Tree of Nerbudda; Temple of Bhoda; Jumma Musjid at Delhi, built by Shah Jehan. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9533
- Title
- The History Of The British Empire In India (Volume One)
- Author
- Gleig, G. R. (Rev.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1830
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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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