indopolite (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First edition. Format, small octavo, 194mm. Physical description, [2] iii - iv, [1] 2 - 111 verso blank. Title page and pages iii and iv very lightly spotted, otherwise a very clean copy. Publishers green, close bead grain cloth backed boards, the upper cover with an outer triple fillet git frame. Dark chocolate endpapers. Tipped in before the title page is a presentation slip in ink in a clear hand - ' 14th February 1865 (?). From His Highness Prince Azeem Jah [1797 - 1825] appealing to the justice of the British Legislature and People - By His Highness' Commands ,' and underneath again in ink in a different hand ' John Strutt (?) 2 Adelphi Terrace (name and address possibly of a previous owner.) ' Overall, fine copy of a rare book. An account of the British policy toward the Indian States, with particular reference to Karnataka. The Library Hub Discover (on-line 2/25) traces 2 copies - Cambridge University; London School of Economics Library. OCLC First Search (on-line 2/25) adds - Syracuse University Library; Duke University Library.