Search Results: India from Charles Agvent

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1810. First Edition. Hardcover. Some age-toning and very light foxing in places, a few leaves with short marginal tears (less than 1/2"), minor and occasional soiling or staining, mostly marginal, bookplate on front pastedown; overall clean and attractive. Light wear to edges, a few small scuffs. Near Fine. Oblong folio (13-1/4" x 9") bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in polished calf-backed marbled boards with calf corners, spine with five raised bands and gilt decorations, gilt-lettered morocco spine labels. Illustrated with 50 lovely hand-colored aquatint plates by Thomas and William Daniell, on heavy card stock, with letterpress captions watermarked "Whatman 1808" on facing pages. Included are views of Java (including shark fishing), Macao, Canton, Madeira, the Cape of Good Hope, Malaysia, Calcutta, and the Bay of Bengal, with 22 plates dedicated to Chinese subjects, including "Chinese Trading & Fishing Vessels." One of the most celebrated books on the… Read More

New York: Rand McNally & Company, (1937). Reprint. Hardcover. Aging to cheap paper; light wear to head of spine. Very Good. Paul Strayer . Pictorial cloth. Illustrated with 5 full-page color plates and black-and-white text illustrations by Paul Strayer.