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NOOR QUEEN OF RANTHAMBHORE
Written by Andy Rouse; Aditya Singh.
Stock no. 1331197
Published by Electric Squirrel Publishing.
1st
2018.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A very different book from any other tiger book - focusing on one tigress and her life. Large, oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Wonderful colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780956457530. SIGNED to title-page (not sure if it is Rouse or Singh's signature!). Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- TIGER
- INDIA
AQUATIC AND WETLAND PLANTS OF INDIA
Written by Christopher D.K. Cook.
Stock no. 1331195
Published by Oxford University Press.
2011.
Very good condition.
A physical print on demand book. A reference book and identification manual for the vascular plants found in permanent or seasonal fresh water in the subcontinent of India south of the Himalayas. Large format. Green glazed boards with yellow titles to spine and front cover. 385 pages (including index). B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 9780198548218. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. A few tiny rubbed patches to cover edges. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- INDIA
TRACKING THE TIGER
Written by Bob Rupani.
Illustrated by Dhritiman Mukherjee.
Stock no. 1831284
Published by Rupani Media.
1st
2014.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
50 days in India's Best Tiger Reserves. This book highlights the best places to see the tiger and all the other wildlife that lives alongside it. Large oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Wonderful colour photos throughout. 143 pages. ISBN: 9788192526225. Large gift inscription in ink to front endpaper else a lovely copy. A few light scuff marks to rear panel of dustwrapper.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- TIGER
- INDIA
THE BUTTERFLIES OF INDIA, BURMAH AND CEYLON (3 VOLUMES)
Written by G.F.L. Marshall; Lionel De Niceville.
Illustrated by Babu Gris Chunder Chuckerbutty; Babu Behari Lall Dass; George Pearson.
Stock no. 1209031
Published by The Calcutta Central Press Co., Ld..
1st
1882.
Good condition.
Three volumes. 'A descriptive handbook of all the known species of Rhopalocerous Lepidoptera inhabiting that region, with notices of allied species occurring in the neighbouring countries along the border.' Three-quarter black leather binding. 5 raised bands to spine, red title blocks with gilt title. Burgundy cloth boards. A few colour chromoliths plus monochrome plates. Ex-lib with minmal stamps. Volumes are misnumbered on spines: Volume III contains volume I; Volume II contains volume II (not misnumbered); Volume I contains volume III. Volume III (as marked) spine is split to lower half. Volume I (as marked) has substantial loss to top of spine (still present and placed inside book) but titles block is mostly intact if a little torn at edge. Leather bindings are worn with surface loss and boards exposed in places. Cloth boards are lightly marked. Text blocks and endpapers browned. Contemporary name and date in ink to front endpapers. A few grubby marks to contents but mostly clean. A nice working copy.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT
- BUTTERFLIES
- INDIA
- BURMA
- CEYLON
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
THE PRINCES OF INDIA
Written by William Barton.
Stock no. 1829251
Published by Nisbet & Co. Ltd..
1st
1934.
Very good condition.
With a Chapter on Nepal. The question of whether the Indian States should join the rest of India in a Federation... Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front board. B/w plates. xvi and 327 pages including index. Spine browned and stained. Boards a little grubby. Foxspots to text block, endpapers and prelims. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. All plates present. Some browning to contents.
SOLDIER OF THE RAJ
Written by William Magan.
Stock no. 1327555
Published by Michael Russell (publishing) Ltd.
1st
2002.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Life between the wars as an Indian Cavalry officer, before the outbreak of the Second World War saw him transferred to Intelligence. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 223 pages. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0859552756. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Yellow dustwrapper is lightly sunned to spine and a little edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- INDIA
- BIOGRAPHY
SOLDIER OF THE RAJ
Written by William Magan.
Stock no. 1327460
Published by Michael Russell (publishing) Ltd.
1st
2002.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Life between the wars as an Indian Cavalry officer, before the outbreak of the Second World War saw him transferred to Intelligence. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 223 pages. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0859552756. Spine and corners bumped. Ex-Libris plate and an 'In Memoriam' sticker to front pastedown. Contents otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine and spine edges.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- INDIA
- BIOGRAPHY
MAJOR MINER
Written by Gour Sen.
Stock no. 1326569
Published by Pentagon Press.
1st
2012.
Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The incredible journey of a mutinous youth in India to Professor of mining in Australia. Beige boards. 250 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9788182746183. Minimal creasing to wrapper edges and a small tear to top edge of rear panel.
INDIRA GANDHI ON PEOPLES AND PROBLEMS
Written by Indira Gandhi.
Stock no. 1827105
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1983.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This book contains more than two dozen of the Indian Prime Minister's most important speeches from the time she first became Prime Minister of India in January 1966. New Edition with additional material. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0340348976. Foxing to top edge of text block. Grey dustwrapper is a little grubby, lightly creased at edges and lightly scuffed.
MONSOON TRADERS: THE MARITIME WORLD OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Written by H.V. Bowen; John McAleer; Robert J. Blyth.
Stock no. 1826746
Published by Scala Publishers.
1st
2011.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The maritime story of the East India Company is one of wealth, power and the pursuit of fortune but is also a story of conflict, conquest and piracy on the high seas. This book explores the Company's origins and its early encounters with Asia, as well as its rise to wealth and trading pre-eminence. Cream paper boards, silver title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 9781857596755. Base of spine and top rear corner of boards bumped. Some grubby marks internally. Top corners of contents are creased as if dropped at some point. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- ASIA
- INDIA
- MARITIME
- COMPANY HISTORY
AN INDIAN BOYHOOD
Written by Noel Sircar.
Illustrated by Olga Lehmann.
Stock no. 1325822
Published by Hollis & Carter.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Green cloth. A lovely account of a young boy's experiences growing up in Indian. Bold b/w illustrations. The author paints a vivid picture of life in India, as well as demonstrating the universal nature of "growing up." Small, light mark to lower edge of front cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss, a bit grubby and marked to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- INDIA
BEYOND THE PIR PANJAL
Written by Ernest F. Neve.
Stock no. 1825773
Published by Church Missionary Society.
1915.
Good condition.
Popular Edition. Grey pictorial cloth. B/w photos. Life and Missionary Enterprise in Kashmir. 2nd impression. Boards rubbed and a little marked, spine browned, lower rear corner of board creased. Text block browned. Foxing throughout. All plates present.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- ASIA
- INDIA
- KASHMIR
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- RELIGION