Journal of a Tour in India.
John Murray. 1858. Third Edition. Stock ID #224786 Godfrey Charles Mundy's account of his time as aide-de-camp in India to Lord Combermere, to whom the text is dedicated. When referring to this item please quote stockid 224786.
Folding black and white map at the rear, sixteen full-page engraved illustrations and black and white vignettes within the text, xiv + (1) + 367pp. Books for Railway Reading series. Some light foxing, a little heavier on the reverse of some plates. Armorial bookplate on the front paste-down. Yellow cloth covered boards ruled and lettered in black, a little soiled, spine sunned and corners bumped. A firm and sturdy copy.
Railway Readers was an innovative 19th-century book series initiated in 1851 by the John Murray publishing house in London. Launched during the Victorian boom of steam travel, the series provided cheap, portable, and entertaining literature specifically designed to be read on trains, because of their ephemeral nature they are now scarce.
Price: $600.00 AU