Set of 10 Biographies

a) William Edwards, Judge of Her Majesty’s High Court of Agra, Reminiscences of a Bengal Civilian, London: S Elder, 1866

pp. viii, 352; rebound in green cloth with gilt title on spine.
7.2 x 4.4 in (18 x 11.2 cm)

The book basically has 3 aspects. First portion of the book covers the years 1837 to 1857 with postings in Agra, Gwalior, Punjab and Calcutta. The second portion covers 93 days of Mutiny of 1857 in Fatehgarh and Rohilcund and the third portion analyses the causes of the Mutiny, ending with a narrative of the sufferings of Raja Baijnath Mishra, who had helped the British.

An Ex-Library copy.

b) Major-General J. Ruggles, Recollections of a Lucknow Veteran 1845-1876, London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1906

pp. xv, 185, fine Ex-Library copy in original binding
9 x 6 in (22.5 x 15 cm)

Rare first-hand account of life in India during the mid-19th century. Author served with the 41st Bengal Native Infantry who subsequently mutinied during the 1857-59 Rising, He recounts life at Norpoore, Delhi and Seetapore before reaching Lucknow just before the city was besieged where he was responsible for the grain stored in the church. Later he joined the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs and served with them in the China War of 1860. His return to India includes details of life at Peshawar and in Kashmir as well as a uncommon account of the little known British war with Bhutan in 1864.

c) Frederic Cooper, Deputy Commissioner of Umritsur, The Crisis in The Punjab, from the 10th of May until the Fall of Delhi, London: Smith, Elder, 1858

pp. xx, 254 [lacks map]; ex-library copy rebound in plain cloth with gilt title on spine.
7.8 x 5 in (19.7 x 12.5 cm)

The Mutiny had broken out in Meerut on May 10, 1857 and this is an eyewitness account by the deputy commissioner of Amritsar published even while the Mutiny had not yet come to an end.

d) H G Keene, A Servant of “John Company”: Being the Recollections of an Indian Official, London: W. Thacker & Co. / Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co., 1897

pp. xviii, 337 + Photogravure frontispiece portrait of Keene + 6 sepia plates of illustrations by William Simpson, the great British watercolourist, 24-page publisher’s catalogue bound in at the end.
9.2 x 6 in (23 x 15 cm)

Illustrated by W. Simpson (of “The Illustrated London News”) from original sketches by the author.
Ex-Library copy

e) Yvonne Fitzroy, Courts and Camps in India: Impressions of Viceregal Tours 1921-1924, London: Methuen, 1926

pp. xi, 243 + 26 illustrations; original hardback
9.1 x 5.6 in (22.8 x 14 cm)

Fitzroy [1891-1971] was private secretary to Lady Reading, wife of the viceroy.

f) Captain Bellew, Memoirs of A Griffin; or, A Cadet’s First Year In India, London: Wm H. Allen & Co., 1880 (reprint)

pp. x, 373 and 7 humorous lithographic plates only out of 10; original brown cloth with title embossed on spine in gilt and the name of ‘Newport Collegiate School’ embossed on cover. Evidently a school prize copy since the back of ffp has details in ink about the recipient student.
7.8 x 5 in (19.5 x 12.5 cm)

Illustrated from designs by the author. A New Edition. A novel which comically describes the first year of a newly-arrived cadet from England. It was first published in 1843 in 2 volumes. The author was Francis John Bellew. This 131-year-old reprint is as scarce as the original edition.

A fine copy but lacks 3 of the 10 plates.

g) The Rev. Edward St. Clair Weeden, A Year with The Gaekwar of Baroda, London: Hutchinson, Circa 1911

pp. 324 with index + photogravure frontispiece of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwar of Baroda + 24 plates
8.6 x 6 in (21.5 x 15 cm)

An Oxford-educated young and innocent English chaplain’s long narrative letters to his mother registering a highly fanciful vision of India while living among the opulence of the Gaekwar. He writes of the best foods, accommodation, transport and jewels. A fine ex-library copy.

h) C E Buckland, Dictionary of Indian Biography, London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1906

pp. xii, 494
7.5 x 5.2 in (18.8 x 13 cm)

i) By Colonel W. F. B. LAURIE, Sketches of Some Distinguished Anglo-Indians: With an Account of Anglo-Indian Periodical Literature, London: W. H. Allen, 1887 [Originally published 1875]

pp. xx, 420 with appendices and index of names + Errata slip. The frontispiece [detached] is an original sepia photographic portrait of British India’s eminent historian Sir J.W. KAYE pasted with glue. Ex-Library copy
7.6 x 4.8 in (19 x 12 cm)

A New Edition, Revised and Enlarged.

j) Testimonials, Sanads and Letters Of Munshi Nathmal And His Descendants Copied from the family history printed in 1893, and later additions, Printed at the Printing & Stationery Depot, Jama Masjid, Delhi, 1927

pp. 156 + a folding genealogical table at the beginning.
8.6 x 5.4 in (21.7 x 13.5 cm)

Evidently privately issued by the family. A rare publication about a leading Delhi family.

(Set of ten)

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