Bengal: past & present. (Journal of the calcutta historical society.) Vol. III. April-June, 1909. No. 2. (Serial No. 8.)
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Calcutta: Printed for the Proprietors by W. E. P. Hume and published by the Calcutta General Printing Company at the Edinburgh Press, [1909]. ii, [3], 190-411pp, [1], iii-v pp, [1]. With numerous photographic plates. Original publisher's printed blue wrappers. Rubbed and marked, some loss to spine. Internally clean and crisp. A scholarly journal devoted to Indian history and culture, published by the Calcutta Historical Society, a body founded in 1907 to promote research into the city's cultural heritage. This edition includes, inter alia, articles on: 'Forgotten Graveyards', 'Celebrated Vocalists who Visited India', and 'Some Prints of Old Calcutta'. . Quarto.
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- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
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- Title
- Bengal: past & present. (Journal of the calcutta historical society.) Vol. III. April-June, 1909. No. 2. (Serial No. 8.)
- Author
- [CALCUTTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Printed for the Proprietors by W. E. P. Hume and published by the Calcutta General Printing Company at the Edinburgh Press
- Place of Publication
- Calcutta
- Date Published
- [1909]
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- Quarto
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Wrappers
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....