{"product_id":"sleeman-rambles-recollections-1844-first-edition-122263","title":"Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eWilliam Henry Sleeman (1788-1856), an officer in the East India Company, achieved some renown for his part in the anti-Thugee campaign in the 1830's and 40's, before becoming a political resident in Gwalior, and later, Lucknow. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe present work is arranged in the form of a tour and includes observations on Hindu social and religious rituals, crops, legends, witchcraft, etc. A very attractive work with good illustrations of Indian architecture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst edition; 2 vols, 8vo (25 x 17 cm); 32 chromolithographed plates including frontispieces, armorial bookplates to front pastedowns; publisher's original gilt green cloth, covers and spines with gilt pictorial designs and gilt borders, spines faded with a couple small nicks expertly restored, a few marks to boards, still a bright very good copy; xii, 478, 2 (ads); viii, 459 pp.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbbey Travel 466; Riddick 167.","brand":"SLEEMAN, Lieut.-Colonel William Henry.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57497427542391,"sku":"122263","price":2233.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/122263_01_c930af0e-f8c4-417d-bba6-e454dfff2334.jpg?v=1790613797","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/sleeman-rambles-recollections-1844-first-edition-122263","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}