Wellesley's Dispatches in India - Complete in 6 volumes
1836, First Edition. London : John Murray 1836-1840. Bookplate to the front paste-down. Very good copies all in the original, full aniline calf. Raised bands with gilt cross-bands; contrasting red & burgundy Morocco gilt-blocked labels; very impressively finished. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dulled as with age. Remains a particularly well-preserved set overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description; 6 volumes including the scarce final volume (xvi,712,xii,760,xli,677,viii,682,xvi,457p., lxix,197) : ill, fronts, map (fold.), plan (fold.) ; 23cm. Notes; Vols 2-5 published by W.H. Allen and Co. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; India - History - British occupation, 1765-1947. Item #222555
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