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"Redan Windham" is the title on spine (slightly tarnished) & front cover. It is unclear whether this publisher or Heinemann can claim the "true " first. Front cover has a medallion in gilt (which is somewhat tarnished) with C A W's battle honours. Spine is faded and worn at head and tail - now reinforced in the channel. 4 corners slightly worn but repaired. Top edge gilt but somewhat faded. 1 sheet of ads, frontis with tissue guard. A Library copy (Willowmore)with all signs except one stamp removed.

Edges of the covers somewhat worn. Sketch Map of N India; 16 lithographed plates. The paper on the boards has been replaced. One signature (p113-129) has been sewn in by hand. The book block is Very slightly yellowed with no foxing ( might well be unread) An ex-library copy with all stamps, labels removed except two numbers.

Edges of the covers somewhat bumped; slightly worn at head and tail; the free end papers are all uniformly tanned. The book block is slightly yellowed with no foxing and appears unread. An ex-library copy with all stamps, labels and numbers removed except a gilt stamp on spine "Graaff Reinet Library". 4 folding maps of old trade routes, complete, no tissue guards present. History of British involvement in India from the fifteenth century to the seventeenth, covering the quest to establish sea trade with the lands beyond the Cape of Good Hope, the establishment of the East India Company and competition with the Dutch and Portuguese.

2 names on front boards - R W McL and A West--tt; numerous annotations in text and illustrations - most in lead pencil, some in col pencil. Boards slightly rubbed but easily legible; front was loose - now spine is repaired with new front end paper; last signature has been re-sewn. All pages uniformly and lightly tanned - no foxing. There are modern reprints but this original is extremely rare. The same E Th wrote at least 3 reports on Natural History and 4 more on the coinage of India.

PARTS IV and V are MISSING. The date 1860 is from a prev owner's inscription. There were a variety of bindings and apparently a choice of a number of maps and engraved plates on offer. The max no of maps found is 8 and the maximum plates apparently 64. Our 6 parts have a total of x maps and y plates. All spines are complete but worn at heads and tails ; the gold illustrations on the spines are only very slightly dull, those on the front bright and only slightly rubbed; all corners are slightly worn and bumped. Price quoted is for 6 Parts but parts are saleable at R360 each (approx US $ 21). There will be extra overseas postage - please enquire.

Presentation plates on verso of front boards from Sir Geo Farrar to the Union Club of South Africa. Folding colour maps as frontispieces in various states; corners slightly scuffed and bumped at heads and tails. Library stamps and numbers have been removed, but the books are apparently unread; pages very slightly yellowed. "this greatly expanded work comprised an enlarged overview of the Indian Empire in its first 4 volumes: Descriptive, Historical, Economic, and Administrative respectively". The 4 vols are very, very scarce. Postage to overseas will be approx 6 times the standard postage. Please be prepared for a delay in posting.

Maps as ps. No marks, clean. b&w illustrations. Covers Afghanistan, Persia, Indian Mutiny, Hindu Kush, Sind, British East India Company

Spine has been repaired at head, slightly worn where a label has been removed. Tittle and gilt lineations are bright. Gilt library stamp from Somerset East on front. Unread - no foxing. End papers uniformly tanned, pages very slightly yellowed, edges guillotined and speckled. A handsome copy. Please see our other titles in this Series- you could save on postage costs by ordering more.

Library copy with labels and numbers removed, except for a gilt stamp on spine (Somerset East); very slight wear on head and tail of spine and 2 lower cnrs. Apparently un-read.

Edges of the covers somewhat worn and very slightly worn at head and tail. Map of Lucknow is MISSING. The cloth has been re-coloured. The book block is slightly yellowed with intermittent foxing. Frontis plus 5 tinted lithographs complete. XX Chapters plus Appendix with breakdown of contents of Chapters but no Chapter headings. An ex-library copy with all stamps, labels removed except a gilt stamp on spine " Somerset East Library".

Spine was MISSING, now replaced with new cloth and most of the original title. Map of Lucknow is Present but repaired. The cloth has been re-coloured in an attempt to match that of Vol II. The book block is yellowed with some intermittent foxing; edges browned. Frontis plus 2 tinted lithographs : no list. XVIII Chapters with breakdown of contents of Chapters but no Chapter headings. An ex-library copy with all stamps, labels removed except a blind stamp on title page " Fitchburg Public Library". Please see our listings for Vol II and more on William Howard Russell. On request, both vols I and II can be rebound uniformly to the customer's specifications but the two vols are not equal in size so vol II will have to be trimmed.

Leather splitting on front hinge and inner channel, both now re-inforced. Gilt title on red skiver. Marbled end-papers. School presentation label on verso of front. All edges marbled and still fairly bright. The book pages are unfoxed and bright and clearly unread. For this reason the maps and illustrations have not been checked but can be done on request. A handsome copy.

Spine has head & tail frittered - now strengthened inside the channel; front hinge worn and strengthened; 4 cnrs bumped, worn and now restored. A Germiston library copy with all labels and numbers removed ; the inside gutter at rear has been strengthened. The gold titles on the spine are tarnished. Three fold maps in colour, complete. Please expect a little extra postage.

Edges of the covers and head and tail are very slightly worn. Frontis is MISSING. The cloth has been re-coloured. The book block is slightly yellowed with occasional foxing. Plan of Lucknow; 3 lithographs believed complete. XVIII Chapters. An ex-library copy with all stamps, labels removed except a gilt stamp on spine " Somerset East Library".

Edges of the covers bumped; worn at head and tail but strengthened inside the channel; edges of the spine re-inforced. All pages uniformly yellowed but edges browned - no foxing. Gilt medalion on front; faded gilt titles on spine. An ex-library copy with all stamps, labels and numbers removed except a library number on the title page. 16 b&w photog plates, complete.