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White, Lieut. George Francis, Edited By Emma Roberts

Views in India, Chiefly Among the Himalaya Mountains

1838

351,56 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1838
Luogo di stampa
London & Paris. Fisher, Son and Co.
Autore
White, Lieut. George Francis, Edited By Emma Roberts
Soggetto
Travel - Asia
Lingue
Inglese

Descrizione

small folio [34 x 27 cm]; x, 84, [iv, ads] pp, 30 fine engraved plates including frontis and extra engraved title page (complete as listed), with tissue guards. contemporary full morocco with round gilt picture of dance scene & musicians on front cover, rebacked preserving original spine and gilt title lettering, edges rubbed, corners bit worn, light spotting but overall very good copy. A picture of this book is Yakushi W65. Kaul 751: 'Description of the rocks in the Ganges and Sutlej, the Keeree pass, Hardwar, Mussoorie, Jamnotri, Gangotri, Nahaun, including an account of the ascent of Choor'. The attractive plates include many by J. M. W. Turner and T. Allom. Roberts wrote several books on India and 'wrote the text to several collections of steel-engraved plates on India. . . she produced the best vade-mecum available' (Robinson p. 191).