A History of the Mahrattas.
London. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green. 1826. Stock ID #222929 James Grant Duff (1789-1858), an East India Company army officer, administered the princely state of Satara Bombay Presidency, and he based his narrative on extensive archival access and on his own service in western India. His was a foundational colonial-era narrative and regarded as the most detailed account of Maratha political history available to English-speaking audiences. When referring to this item please quote stockid 222929.
Three volumes, engraved frontispieces (a trifle spotted and stained), folding Map of India in Vol I (lacks the large folding map called for in Vol II), wood engravings in the text: xxxii + 571 pp (final blank); xix + 483 pp (final blank); [iii]-xx (lacks half title) + 537 pp (final blank) + [2] Directions to the Binder; contemporary half calf over marbled boards, 21.5 x 14 cms, spines gilt decorated, inked name of a previous owner to the front pastedown of Vol I, a few neat pencilled annotations in the margins, some browning and occasional staining, rubbed at extremities, in good condition.
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