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The View of Hindoostan - Western Hindoostan, Vol. II The View of Hindoostan - Eastern Hindoostan
by (India) [Pennant, Thomas] (1728-1796)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Contemporary full tan calf, rebacked retaining original boards, lower corner of Vol. I repaired. 19th-century ownership inscript
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Henry Hughes, 1798. First edition. Folding map, frontispieces, plates. [xv], 263, [9, index]; [x], 374, [12] pp. 2 vols. 4to (11 x 9 inches). Contemporary full tan calf, rebacked retaining original boards, lower corner of Vol. I repaired. 19th-century ownership inscriptions to first blanks, 1-inch tear to map near mount, some thumb soiling and scattered spotting. First edition. Folding map, frontispieces, plates. [xv], 263, [9, index]; [x], 374, [12] pp. 2 vols. 4to (11 x 9 inches). "This tireless naturalist and antiquary reached out to the ends of the world to gather in knowledge" (Cox).
These are volumes one and two on India and Ceylon of an intended 14-volume series entitled "Outlines of the Globe." Welshman Pennant died in 1798, the year of publication, and only two more volumes (China and Japan) were published after his death, by his son. ESTC T145966; Cox I, p. 307
These are volumes one and two on India and Ceylon of an intended 14-volume series entitled "Outlines of the Globe." Welshman Pennant died in 1798, the year of publication, and only two more volumes (China and Japan) were published after his death, by his son. ESTC T145966; Cox I, p. 307
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Title
- The View of Hindoostan - Western Hindoostan, Vol. II The View of Hindoostan - Eastern Hindoostan
- Author
- (India) [Pennant, Thomas] (1728-1796)
- Format/Binding
- Folding map, frontispieces, plates. [xv], 263, [9, index]; [x], 374, [12] pp. 2 vols. 4to (11 x 9 inches)
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary full tan calf, rebacked retaining original boards, lower corner of Vol. I repaired. 19th-century ownership inscript
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Henry Hughes
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1798
- Keywords
- India
- Bookseller catalogs
- History, Travel & Geography;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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