{"product_id":"124001","title":"Letters of the Marquis Wellesley, Respecting the College of Fort William.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eInteresting pamphlet defending the existence of the College of Calcutta during the debate around the renewal of the East-India Company Charter. The Charter of 1813 would end the Company's monopoly but keep provisions for improvement of literary and scientific knowledge, allocating 100,000 rupees a year for education in India including the College at Fort William.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScarce, with only 3 UK institutional copies (BL, Manchester, RAC).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst edition; 8vo (20.5 x 13 cm); marbled wrappers, printed title label to upper wrapper, all edges red, a fine copy; vii, [1], (9)-112 pp.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"[EAST-INDIA COMPANY].","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57497421119863,"sku":"124001","price":373.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/124001_12e751e8-7bf4-4248-90ff-3d2c71080c87.jpg?v=1790613726","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/124001","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}