TITLE: Representative Men of the Bombay Presidency
AUTHOR: John Houston for the 1st edition, C B B for the second edition
PUBLISHER: C B Burrows Bombay c/o William Watson & Co
PLACE: London
BINDING: Leather bound
NO.OF PAGES: 229 including 182 black and white photographic plates
SIZE:
Height: 11.4 in (29 cm)
Width: 13.7 in (35 cm)
Depth: 1.1 in (2.8 cm)
A collection of biographical sketches, with portraits of the princes, chiefs, philanthropists, statesmen and other leading residents of the presidency. Published by permission of His Excellency Lord Sandhurst.
The book highlights with portraits of famous royal personalities like Sayaji Rai III of Baroda, Shahu Chhatrapati of Kolhapur, Khengarji III of Kutch, including kings of Bhavnagar, Junagadh,Gondal, Limbdi, Wadhwan, Palitana, Lathi, Vadia, Kagal Senior, Kagal Junior, Jamkhandi, Ichalkaranji, Talpur, and many great personalities of Bombay Presidency like Jamsetji Jeejeebhoy, Cowasjee Jehangir, Mangaldas Natubhai, Moolji Jetha, Morarji Gokuldas, Premchand Roychand, and others.
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