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Letters of the Marquis Wellesley, Respecting the College of Fort William.
Letters of the Marquis Wellesley, Respecting the College of Fort William.
Letters of the Marquis Wellesley, Respecting the College of Fort William.
Letters of the Marquis Wellesley, Respecting the College of Fort William.

[EAST-INDIA COMPANY].

Letters of the Marquis Wellesley, Respecting the College of Fort William.

London, J. Hatchard, 1812.

£275.00
£275.00

Letters of the Marquis Wellesley, Respecting the College of Fort William.

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Interesting 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.

Scarce, with only 3 UK institutional copies (BL, Manchester, RAC).

First 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.

Stock code 124001

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Letters of the Marquis Wellesley, Respecting the College of Fort William.

Letters of the Marquis Wellesley, Respecting the College of Fort William.

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