Ras Mala or Hindu Annals of Goozerat in Western India / A History of the Mahrattas

a) Alexander Kinloch Forbes, Ras Mala or Hindu Annals of Goozerat in Western India, London: Oxford University Press, 1924

Volume 1 and 2 bound in one.
xxi, 457 pages, 1 map, 12 illustrations
7.5 x 5 in (18.7 x 12.5 cm) (each)

A history of Gujarat from the 8th century up to the arrival of the British, as well as a survey of folk literature. Forbes, a colonial administrator in Ahmedabad, was instrumental in the revival of Gujarati literature. When he died in 1865 the Gujarati poet Dalpatram composed the elegy Farbesvirah.

b) James Cunninghame Grant Duff, A History of the Mahrattas, London: Oxford University Press, 1921

In 2 Volumes
Volume I: xcii, 585 pages, frontispiece
Volume II: xxi, 573 pages, map at the end
Original blue cloth binding with gilt text on the spine (each)

7.2 x 5 in (18 x 12.5 cm) (each)

(Set of two)