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Les Anglais et L'Inde: Avec Notes, Pieces Justificatives et Tableaux Statistiques

By E. De Valbezen

1857 - Paris - Michel Levy Freres

9" by 5.5", 442pp

 

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A French work about the British East India Company's rule, published during the year of the Indian Rebellion.

Third Edition.

'The English and India: With notes, documents and statistical tables'.

With an appendix containing tables to the rear.

Chapters include: Civil Officers of the Honourable East India Company, The Anglo-Indian Army, Schools, Crime and Punishment, Exports and Imports, Finance and Public Works and Two Months on the Great-Trunk-Road.

CONDITION

In a half morocco binding with marbled boards. Externally, very smart with some shelfwear only. Internally, firmly bound. Some scattered light foxing prominent to the first and last few pages. Some loss to the first blank, where the corner has been cut off. Small chips to the fore-edge of the front free endpaper and first blank. Overall: VERY GOOD.

 


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