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First edition of Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official by William Henry Sleeman, ncludes observations on Hindu social and religious rituals, crops, legends, witchcraft, etc.
First edition of Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official by William Henry Sleeman, ncludes observations on Hindu social and religious rituals, crops, legends, witchcraft, etc.
First edition of Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official by William Henry Sleeman, ncludes observations on Hindu social and religious rituals, crops, legends, witchcraft, etc.
First edition of Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official by William Henry Sleeman, ncludes observations on Hindu social and religious rituals, crops, legends, witchcraft, etc.
First edition of Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official by William Henry Sleeman, ncludes observations on Hindu social and religious rituals, crops, legends, witchcraft, etc.

SLEEMAN, Lieut.-Colonel William Henry.

Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official.

London, Hatchard, 1844.

£1,650.00
£1,650.00

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William 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.

The 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.

First 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.

Abbey Travel 466; Riddick 167.

Stock code 122263

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First edition of Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official by William Henry Sleeman, ncludes observations on Hindu social and religious rituals, crops, legends, witchcraft, etc.

Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official.

£1,650.00
£1,650.00

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