Tours in upper India, and in parts of the Himalaya Mountains; with accounts of the courts of the native princes, &c. In two volumes
London: Richard Bentley, 1833. First edition, 8vo., pp. xviii, 387, [1]; x, 356; rubber stamp of the school district of Brooklyn, N.Y. on title page of both volumes, evidence of a vernacular dust jacket having been removed on pastedowns, with stains and wrinkles, modern bookplates on front free endpapers, and Brooklyn rules and regs slip on versos of front free endpapers; otherwise, an okay copy in original green pebble-grain cloth, printed paper labels on spine, that on volume I a bit toned and with 2 small chips. A strange (British imprint, Brooklyn library, remains of a vernacular dust jacket), but entirely acceptable copy. Includes discussion of elephant fights, Hindu architecture, Agra, Delhi, the wild beasts of the Himalayan Mountains, tiger hunting, traveling Lamas, hill tribes, the Indian military, and the beautiful mountains themselves. Yakushi A242. Item #68518
Price: $300.00
