Naval and Military
Alphabetical List of the Officers of the Indian Army; (1838)
With the Dates of their Respective Promotion, Retirement, Resignation, or Death, whether in India or in Europe; from the Year 1760, to the Year 1834 inclusive, corrected to September 30, 1837. Compiled and Edited by... Tall 8vo. Some sporadic lightish browning, otherwise very good in contemporary straight-grained red morocco, gilt panels to the boards, spine gilt in compartments, a little rubbed at the extremities, slight scrape on the upper board, neatly rebacked with the original spine laid down, but still attractive. xviii, 285pp. + 1p. errata, [vii]- xiv, 195pp. + 1p. errata, [ix]- xiv, 93pp. + errata leaf. Longman, Orme, Brown and Co., ... W.H. Allen... J.M. Richardson... and W. Thacker & Co., St Andrew's Library, Calcutta. Sold also by Dodwell and Miles... ,
An attractive copy of an uncommon work, five copies on NSTC, four on RLIN. Short but interesting subscribers list including Thomas Love Peacock and Edward Thornton, pioneer of the collection and publication of Indian statistics.Attractive armorial bookplate of Frank Montresor Montresor to the front pastedown.
Stock Code: MI26351
