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1823 Fifteen Years in India
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Description
Early Edition, Original Binding, Scarce
A scarce work.
The second edition.
In this work, Robert Grenville Wallace details his fifteen years spent in India during his military service, from 1805 to 1819. During this time, he served in the Carnatic, Mysore, Bengal, and Bombay.
An interesting account of British military exploits in India during the Georgian era, alongside notes on life and culture in the country.
Including a glossary to the rear.
Four pages of adverts to the front, dated February 1823.
Condition
In the original paper covered boards. Externally, lacking most of the backstrip. Light handling marks to the boards. Minor bumping to the extremities. Front hinge is starting, rear hinge is tender. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Lacking the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with scattered spots, heavier to the front and rear.
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