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The Indian Empire: Its History, Topography, Government, Finance, Commerce and Staple Products. With a Full Account of the Mutiny of the Native Troops
R. Montgomery Martin
1858
London Printing and Publishing Company : London
11.5" by 8"
2-148pp
SUMMARY
The first edition of the first volume of R. Montgomery Martins illustrated study of the Indian Empire, published shortly after the Indian Revolt.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs1 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Collated, illustrated with engraved title page, frontispiece, fifteen engraved plates, and one double page hand coloured map.
Volume I of author and civil servant Robert Montgomery Martins illustrated history of the Indian Empire.
A three volume work published between 1858 and 1861, and issued also in eight individual divisions, this volume contains the first eight divisions, and discusses the history, topography, population, government, finance, commerce, and staple products of the Empire in India.
With plates all bound in to the start of the work, as called for.
CONDITION
In the publishers original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with significant discolouration to back strip, and board perimeters. Light tide mark to tail of front board. Internally, binding slightly strained to centre of text block. Spotting to plate perimeters and engraved title page, with text leaves generally clean and bright.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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