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REGINALD HEBER (1783 - 1826)

NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY THROUGH THE UPPER PROVINCES OF INDIA, FROM CALCUTTA TO BOMBAY


Estimate: Rs 60,000-Rs 75,000 ( $835-$1,045 )


Narrative of a Journey through the Upper Provinces of India, from Calcutta to Bombay


Reginald Heber, Narrative of a Journey through the Upper Provinces of India, from Calcutta to Bombay, 1824-1825. (With notes upon Ceylon,) an Account of a Journey to Madras and the Southern Provinces, 1826, and Letters written in India, London: John Murray, 1828

In 2 volumes
Volume I: xlviii, 631 pp 5 full page engraved plates, 21 wood engravings in the text, a folding map hand coloured
Volume II: vii, 515 pp. with 5 full page engraved plates, 4 wood engravings in text.br.Each volume beautifully rebound in period calf, marbled boards and marbled edges, spine titled in gilt
11 x 8.6 in (27.9 x 21.8 cm) (each)

Published posthumously by Amalia Heber, Bishop Heber's widow, this recounts his extensive journey, which took in Ceylon. He died in April 1826.

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