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    By Mountstuart Elphinstone
    London   John Murray
    9.5" by 6.5" 620; 688, 12ppp
    The very scarce first edition of Mountstuart Elphinstone's fascinating and incredibly detailed 'The History of India', complete in two volumes, with one folding map.
    By Mountstuart Elphinstone

    1841 The History of India

    London   John Murray
    9.5" by 6.5" 620; 688, 12ppp
    The very scarce first edition of Mountstuart Elphinstone's fascinating and incredibly detailed 'The History of India', complete in two volumes, with one folding map.
    £575.00
    : 2kgs / : 973F23
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    Description

    First Edition, Folding Maps, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

    The very scarce first edition of this work, complete in two volumes.

    'The History of India' was researched from a range of Indian sources, giving the work a great reliability in its accuracy on the history of India.
     
    In this work, the author examines Hinduism, contemporary changes in the government, changes in the law, the contemporary state of philosophy, astronomy and mathematical science, geography, medicine, language, literature, fine arts, commerce, manners and character, and much more.

    Written by Mountstuart Elphinstone, a Scottish statesman and historian associated with India under British rule, where he served as Governor of Bombay.

    Volume I is illustrated with a folding map. Collated, complete.

    With the bookplate of the University of Keele Library and their stamp to front pastedowns and front free endpapers.

    With twelve pages of advertisements to the rear.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original cloth binding. Back strips age toned, with bumping to back strip heads and tails. Small loss of cloth to tail of volume I back strip. Volume I front joint head starting, with board somewhat tender. Front hinge of volume II strained and somewhat tender. Bookplates and library stamps to front pastedowns and free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright.

    Good

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