The Golden Calm: An English Lady's Life in Moghul Delhi Reminiscences

by Bayley, Lady Emily;Kaye, M. M.;Metcalfe, Sir Thomas

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Bookseller: DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
Bookseller Inventory #: 008534
Format/binding: Hardcover
Book condition: Fine
Jacket condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0670344001
ISBN 13: 9780670344000
Publisher: Viking Press
Place: New York
Date published: 1980
Pages: 217
Keywords: INDIA HISTORY
Subjects: HISTORY / Asia / General;

Book Description

New York: Viking Press, 1980. 220pp. With illustrations. Emily Annie Theophila Metcalfe, the eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Metcalfe, was born at Meerut in the North West Provinces, India in 1830. Her earliest recollections were of the family home in Delhi, where she spent most of her childhood until age five, when she was sent home to England; she was not to return to India until 1848, when she was seventeen. Red leatherette cover w/gold lettering and decorations. Clean. First Edition. Leatherette. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.