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    By Henry Stevens; George Birdwood
    London   Henry Stevens & Son
    9.5" by 6.5" xxiv, 331, [1pp]
    A scarce history of the first few years of the East India Company, the first edition of this work by Henry Stevens.
    By Henry Stevens; George Birdwood

    1886 The Dawn of British Trade to the East Indies

    London   Henry Stevens & Son
    9.5" by 6.5" xxiv, 331, [1pp]
    A scarce history of the first few years of the East India Company, the first edition of this work by Henry Stevens.
    £85.00
    : 1kgs / : 954P56
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    Description

    First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

    The first edition of this scarce work.

    A history of British trade to the East Indies. The author used the court minutes of the East India Company from 1599 to 1603 as a main resource in this writing, documenting the very early years of the Company from its founding. Additionally describing the first voyage by Waymouth in search of the North-West Passage.

    A brilliant source of information on the East India Company, published only a few years after the company was dissolved.

    By the American bibliographer Henry Stevens.

    With an introduction by Sir George Birdwood.

    Condition

    In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, with a small amount of loss to the spine. Closed tear to the tail of the front joint. Spine is discoloured with a few marks, a few further marks to the boards, heavier to the rear board. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.

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