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1943 Benares: Past and Present
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Description
First Edition, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce
The first edition of this very scarce work.
A concise history of Bearnes, also known as Varanasi or Kashi, a city on the Ganges river in northern India.
Illustrated with two folding plates and two plates. Collated from WorldCat, complete.
By Anant Sadashiv Altekar, a historian and archaeologist from Maharashtra.
One page of adverts to the rear.
Condition
In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, generally smart. Backstrip is a little worn, with a small amount of loss. Spine is sunned. Light spots and handling marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound, though the staples of the binding are a little rusted. Pages are generally bright and clean.
Good
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