Search Results: India from Interquarian

Limbidi-Kathiawar: Eastern Law House, 1926. 38 (Introdcution to the various calendars) and 400 (tables for converting dates), blue buckram with gilt titles to the front cover and the Royal Crest (UK) to the front cover. From the library of The Privy Council with their name in gilt on the spine and stamped on the title and dedication pages. A scarce work giving the precise equivalents of calendrical dates used by the different communities of India under British rule.. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Small Quarto.

Bombay: D.B. Taraporevala Sons & Co. Private Ltd., 1962. xx, 288, 15 colour illustrations, 334 monochrome and half tone, 58 line drawings. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Unobtrusive owner inscription on ffep (Delhi 1968). 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989. 199, 179 black and white plates, publisher's black cloth, red titles to spine. "this book referes to the perception of animals in nature, in the human world, in the divine world, and in the world of fantasy.".. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: The Hogarth Press, 1966. 256, publisher's brown cloth gilt. dj with some wear and darkened spine. An account of the author's role as virtual ruler of Rajanpur in the Punjab. Owner signature of Indian civil servant J.D. Penny on ffep. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hardcover. Near New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

London: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson Ltd, 1927. xv, 198, 33 colour plates, publisher's brown cloth, black titles, owner inscription on ffep, boards a bit grubby. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hardcover. Good. Illus. by G.A. Wathen, Haldar Joo Walli. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1930. 288, publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine. Ink signature of W.W..S. Breem of "The Guides" on ffep. Some spotting of margins and red ink stains to fore edge.. 1st Edition (second impression). Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hutchison $ Co. Ltd., 1932. 293, frontispiece and 16 other illustrations from photographs. Chapters on Man-Eaters, Fear in Man, Sagar Island, The Leopard, The Leopard of Nanda, Wolves, Wolf-Children and Werewolves, Bears, Crocodiles and Sharks. Publisher's green cloth gilt, spine slightly bruised at head and tail, some toning of eps else very good-no inscriptions. Advance copy, small unobtrusive stamp on title page "With the Publisher's Compliments" 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1925. vol 1, frontispiece, xix, 259, 46 illustrations and plans (some folding); vol. 2, frontispiece, x, 268, 36 illustrations and plans. Uniform publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, Royal monogram in gilt to front cover; djs complete. Some slight foxing to fore edge and margins, djs darkened at the spine and dust-stained in places.. First Edition, Third Impression. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

London: W. Thacker and Co., 1900. xii, 541, frontispiece, publisher's red cloth gilt, bison head in gilt to front cover, stag's head to spine. Chapters on The Indian Bison, Bison Shooting, Reminiscences of Bison Shooting, Hints to Beginners on Bison Shooting, The Wild Buffalo-The Yak-The Tsine, The Tiger, Tiger Shooting in Southern India, Incidenets in Tiger Shooting, The Panther-Hunting Cheeteah-Clouded Leopard-Snow Leopard-Indian Lion, The Chief Bears of India, The Indian Elephant, Episodes in Elephant Hunting, The Deer of India and the Himalayas, The Nilgiri Wild Goat or Ibex of Southern India, Brief Notes on the Wild Goats of Cashmere and Ladak, Brief Notes on the Wild Sheep of India and the Himalayas, The Antelopes and Gazelles of India and the Himalayas, The Rhinocerotidae and Suidae of India, Poachers and Nuisances, Small Animals worth Shooting, Indian Snipe shooting, Brief Notes on some game birds, Mysore and its Denizens, Camp equipment-travel-outfit-servants,… Read More

London: Alexander Mooring Ltd, 1911. x, 520, folding map, frontispiece and 63 plates, publisher's grey pictorial gilt cloth, a few pages loose and rubbed at the edges, split to backstrip, well-used. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Second Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Book.

London: Unicorn Press, 1932. 328, 15 illustrations, publisher's green cloth, black titles to spine, some edge wear, slight foxing of preliminary pages. pencil dignature of Indian Civil Service official B. Penny on ffep.An account of journey in 1932 to Indian via Damascus,Baghdad, Isfahan, Bushire, the oil fields,Persian Gulf to Karachi, Bombay followed by discussion of various issues and places in India. Occasional foxing in gutters etc.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: Unicorn Press, 1932. 327, frontispiece photograph with 14 further illustrations; publisher's green cloth, black titles. Spine darkened, owner name in pencil on ffep, occasional foxing to gutters and fore margins. An account of the author's journey from Lebanon to Simla via Iraq, Iran etc. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1938. 326, folding map, orange cloth, black titles to spine, signature on ffep, spine faded, a few marks. Introduction, Biographical Sketch of Meadows Taylor-the text of the confessions of the Thug Amir Ali. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Book.

London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1918. xii, 82, with 2pages of adverts for other books by Tagore, 7 coloured illustrations with tissue guards. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt decoration, dj complete but for missing elements from the spine and front cover. No inscriptions etc.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: Secker & Warburg, 1972. [11], 195, frontispiece portrait, 8 further illustrations, family treee, glossary. Publishers pink cloth, gilt titles, dj with minor edge wear, spine faded, price intact. An account of the life of the author's father, a prominent Public Health official. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

London: Leo Cooper, 1986. written by the Private Secretary to Field-Marshall Sir Claude Auchinleck, the last Commander-in-Chief in India 1946-7, with a forward by Philip Ziegler. Publisher's black cloth gilt,maps on eps, xix, 364, no inscriptions or stamps.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near New/Near New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: Scolar Press, 1980. xxxii, 255, folding map; publisher's red cloth gilt, gift inscription on ffep, newspaper cutting with review of the book. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First. Hardcover. Near New/Near New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

Calcutta: Government of India, Central Publication Branch, 1925. ii, 25, XIV plates, original printed card covers. Plates of Indian buildings and drawings by Hankin of the different types of geometric decoration and how the designs are generated. One of the earliest attempts to investigate "penrose tiling". Hankin was a bacteriologist by profession working in India who was credited with being one of the first discoverers of bacteriophage activity in the Ganges and Jumna rivers. He also wrote on bird flight and aeronautics. Signed on the front cover by Hankin who presented this copy to Eileen Power, of Girton College, founder of the Economic History Review, who visited and wrote on Europeans in India. Slight toning of cover and loss to spine.. Signed By Author. 1st Edition. Card Covers. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.

London: Trubner and Co., 1878. xxx, 391, full crimson calf by Relfe Brothers with compartmented spine, gilt panels, black label with gilt titles, marbled edges, marbled eps. Prize inscription on verso of fpd, gilt crest of Eastman's R.N. Academy on front cover. Top and tail of spine scuffed, leather at front hinge worn through at the top. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

London: Cooke's Edition, 1795. 87, 2 parts, en graved frontispiece, continuous pagination with second title page and 1 engraving. "An Account of the Manner in which the said manuscript was discovered in a letter from an English Gentleman residing in China to Th e Earl of E**********" " Cookes Pocket Edition of Sacred Classics, Full tree calf with red spine label. Some toning to margins of eps but clean and firm throughout. Leather rubbed at edges and dry along spine hinges. No date, engravings dated1795. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good. Illus. by T. Kirk. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Book.