Set of 3 Victorian books on Raj-Era poetry

a) William Waterfield, Indian Ballads, and Other Poems, London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1868

pp. vii, 306; original cloth binding with gilt title and Buddha’s image on cover. The cover cloth seems to have separated from the board and therefore there is a uniform ripple effect front and back. Original endpapers.
7.8 x 5.6 in (19.5 x 14 cm)

b) The Outward Bound: An Overland Voyage In 1843 And 1844, London: Printed by Spottiswoode & Co., 1857

pp. 51 with One long poem; blue cloth board with gilt design and gilt text at the spine
8 x 5.2 in (20.2 x 13 cm)

(For Private Circulation)

The author was Hugh Birley [1817-1883] whose family owned a cotton firm in India.

c) By A Young Officer in the East India Service, Ocean Thoughts, Homeward bound from India, London: J. Hatchard and Son, J. Nisbet & Co., and M. A. Nattali, 1844

pp. 143; original cloth board
7 x 4.8 in (17.7 x 12 cm)

(Set of three)

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