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TITLE: A Comprehensive History of India: Civil, Military and Social
SUB TITLE: From THE FIRST LANDING OF THE ENGLISH, To the Suppression of the Sepoy Revolt; including an outline of the early history of Hindoostan
AUTHOR:Henry Beveridge, Esq.
PUBLISHER: Blackie and Son
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1867
NO.OF PAGES:
Volume I: pp. xii + 6 colour maps + 1 b & w engraved frontispiece, 1 b & w engraved title page and 707 pages including 173 b & w engraved illustrations
Volume II: pp. X + 8 colour maps + 1 b & w engraved frontispiece, 1 b & w engraved title page and 852 pages including 191 b & w engraved illustrations
Volume III: pp. X + 5 colour maps + 1 b & w engraved frontispiece, 1 b & w engraved title page and 743 pages
BINDING: Cloth bound with attractive blind tooling
SIZE: 26.3 x 19 x 5 cm (each)
In good condition, this set has original yellow endpapers and perfectly firm joints and hinges. Approximately 2250 pages including engravings and coloured maps. Each volume has an extra title
page with engraved vignette.
This lot will be sold in "as is" condition.
There may be some minor tears/creases scratches, or holes commensurate with age that may not be visible in the images.
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