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[1906] Hooghly Past and Present
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Description
Leather Binding, Very Scarce
A very scarce work.
An interesting volume exploring the history of Hooghly, also spelt as Hoogli or Hugli, a district in West Bengal.
Chapters including 'The English in Hooghly', 'Some Celebrities of Old in Hooghly', 'Hooghly as an Emporium of Trade', 'Objects of Antiquarian Interest in Hooghly', 'The Bandel Church at Hooghly', and more.
By Shumbhoo Chunder Dey.
Bound without the title page, publication information from a copy held at the British Library.
Newspaper clipping about Bandel Church to the verso of the front endpaper and recto of the front free endpaper.
Condition
In a half calf binding with patterned paper to the boards, and renewed endpapers. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the extremities. Very light rubbing to the paper. Small chip to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Bound without the title page.
Very Good
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