Journal of an Embassy from the Governor General of India to the Court of Ava. With an appendix, Containing a Description of Fossil Remains, by Professor Buckland and Mr. Clift.
London. Colburn. 2nd edition. 1834. Stock ID #152302 Described by Patricia Herbert in her excellent bibliography 'Burma', as an account which ranks alongside those of Michael Symes and Henry Yule as a major description of the kingdom of Burma. Herbert 185. When referring to this item please quote stockid 152302.
2 volumes. Volume I: Large folding map, few closed tears neatly repaired, 6 plates (of which 4 are folding), one vignette in the text, 541pp. Volume II: Folding plan of Ava, one full page plate, 4 vignettes in the text, viii + 163pp.
Original blind stamped green cloth boards, volume I rebacked, original backstrip both with a little loss at head of spines laid down, cloth little worn at edges. Volume II rebound with original cloth laid down. Both volumes: new endpapers, embossed stamp "Manchester City Library 1854" frontispiece, title page and a few other leaves. Closed tear along gutter of frontispiece, not affecting the image, volume II. Text clean and sound. An attractive set.
Price: $1,350.00 AU