{"product_id":"william-hunter-orissa-1872-first-edition-122264","title":"Orissa:","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eFine first edition of this survey of Orissa (Odisha) by one of the great statisticians and compilers of India Sir William Wilson Hunter (1840-1900). Written in the aftermath of the 1866 famine in the region, claiming an estimated million lives, known colloquially as Na Anka Durvikhya.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition; 2 vols, 8vo (23.5 x 15.5 cm); 17 engraved plates including frontispieces, 1 of which coloured, 1 large folding map to front pocket, unopened, armorial bookplates to pastedowns; publisher's original purple cloth, gilt lettering to upper boards and spines, touch of fading to spines else a fine set.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"HUNTER, W. W.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56934667256183,"sku":"122264","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/122264.jpg?v=1781326667","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/william-hunter-orissa-1872-first-edition-122264","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}