Forsyth captain (15 Ergebnisse)

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Soft cover. Zustand: New. People commonly talk of the 'hills' and the 'plains' of India, meaning by the former the great Himalayan range, and by the latter all the rest of the country. Much of this has really been owing to the unexplored and undescribed condition of such regions, but something also to the overwhelming prominence of the great northern range, which rivets the attention of teachers of geography and their pupils, and also, from the exigencies of the art of cartography, renders it almost impossible to delineate on ordinary maps of India the features of inferior ranges. In the very centre of India there exists a considerable region to which the term Highlands, which the author has adopted for the title, is strictly applicable; and in which are numerous peaks and ranges, for which the term "mountain" would, in any other country, be used. Several of the great rivers of India have their first sources in this elevated region, and pour their waters into the sea on either side of the peninsula to the north the Són commingling with the Ganges, to the east the Mahánadi, flowing independently to the Bay of Bengal, to the south some of the principal feeders of the Godávari, and to the west the Narbadá and the Tápti, taking parallel courses to the Arabian Gulf. It forms the central and culminating section of a ridge of elevated country which stretches across the peninsula, from near Calcutta to near Bombay, and separates Northern India, or Hindostan proper, from the Deccan, or country of the south. The traveller by the new Great Indian Peninsular Railway from Bombay to Calcutta, after some 275 miles of his journey, will come to a point where the line branches into two. The northern branch leads him up the Narbadá valley, and so, by Alahabád and the Gangetic valley, to the City of Palaces. If he takes the southern branch instead, he will be landed at Nágpúr, a city in the very heart of India, and its present terminal station.…

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Original Cloth. Zustand: Good. First Indian Reprint. With map and illustrations.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 402 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.57 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. ix + 387pp, frontispiece and 16 black and white illustrations, map, bound in red cloth, ownership signature to first free endpaper plus pasted in account of the publication, very good condition, Chapman & Hall Ltd., London, 1919. * Captain Forsyth was attached to the Bengal Staff Corps, and wrote this account of a complete tour of the Central Provinces, including much on the ethnography of the Gonds of the Central Highlands and big game hunting. Described by Theodore Roosevelt as 'the best sporting book he had ever read.'.…

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Cloth. Zustand: Good. A richly illustrated work examining the landscape, wildlife and natural history of central India. Illustrated with six plates, a folding map, and further vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.Arranged in ten chapters, this charming work discusses the physical characteristics of the Central Highlands of India, the sacred hills, aboriginal tribes, tigers, and forests of the region.With a blind stamp and ink stamp to the front free endpaper.First published in 1871, this is a richly detailed and informative work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tai, with fading to back strip. Ink marks to head of boards, with tide marks to front board. Internally, firmly bound. Ink stamp and blind stamp to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Light tide marks to fore edges of first few leaves, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A new edition of J Forsyth's survey of the landscape, wildlife and natural history of central India. A new edition of this work. Illustrated with six full page plates, a folding map, and numerous further in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.Exploring the history, customs, and landscapes of the Central Highlands of India, including the sacred hills, aboriginal tribes, animals, and forests. Written by Captain J Forsyth. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with only light bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities. Back strip gently faded, with light minor markings. Minot puncture mark to spine. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Minor staining mark to front endpapers, only affecting lower edge to first few leaves slightly. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to fore edge affecting only first and last few leaves; Pages otherwise generally bright and clean throughout. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, hardback, large 8vo, xii,472pp, 6 colour plates, folding map, owner's bookplate on endpaper, text clean and tight, page edges greened, rebound in marbled boards and green half-cloth, gilt titles, Very Good condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardcover original red cloth of the publisher (slight signs of wear), 23 x 16 cm, IX + 387 pp., English, Illustrations, book condition: Good [This description may have been translated by AI.].

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. xii, 472 pp. Green cloth with gilt device to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Wear to edges and corners, head of spine well repaired, rubs to boards. Minor spots throughout and to fore-edge. Folding map and 6 chromolithographic plates recased. 8vo.…

Hard Cover. Zustand: G+. First Edition. 8vo. original green blindstamped cloth gilt, fore-edge uncut (recased retaining backstrip and endpapers, lacks half-title, corners bumped and a little worn, some marks to cloth and occ. in text, prev. owner's name to FFE); pp. xii, 472, 32 (pubs. cat.], with 6 colour illustrations, 9 black/white figures and a folding map. Heavy item (1.3 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A good copy of the uncommon first edition.…