ITEM SPECIFIC:

Item has foxing spots and age discolorations, but is remarkably well preserved for a 125 year-old softcover journal. Has a dent vertically across the center,, giving the entire book a concave warp. Center of spine paper is cracked, but cleanly, right down the middle. The deckle of the page edges is a result of it's manufacturing; the binding doesn't appear to be loose and flips through nicely. Most interior pages are uncut. 

Top 3" of rear cover are split from spine along spine edge. Lots of chipping on bottom of spine edge. Small tears along spine at binding twine spots. 

It has been incredibly hard to find information about these particular issues, and the information in the issue itself isn't helpful. All of the items I have found online are hardcover books of the Calcutta Review and these are "Selections from the Calcutta Review." 

On the cover we have a date of "November 1869" and "No. 34," but also "Second Series". There is no title page, but inside the front cover (see photo 4) there is a list of inclusions in this issue. On the top of the first page, it says "VOL. LXXIX, p. 102, July 1884" and this book starts on page 122. 

Publication info: 

The Calcutta Review was founded in May 1844, by Sir John William Kaye and Reverend Alexander Duff. Through the journal, Sir John Kaye aimed "to bring together such useful information, and propagate such sound opinions, relating to Indian affairs, as will, it is hoped, conduce, in some small measure, directly or indirectly, to the amelioration of the condition of the people".^[1]

The periodical proved to be successful, and was published as a quarterly up until 1912. Sir John Kaye was Editor of four issues, and then retired due to ill health. He remained the owner of the review until 1855, when it was purchased by Meredith Townsend. Thacker, Spink and Company bought it in 1857. It was printed by Sanders and Cowes until 1857, when it moved to the Serampore Press. When Rev. T. Ridsdale took over as editor, it was published by R. C. Lepage and Company.

The journal was not published in 1912. In its second series, from 1913 to 1920, it was published bi-annually. In 1921, it was acquired by the Calcutta University press, which now releases it bi-annually.

BOILERPLATE INFO:

Please examine photos closely to assess condition. Book(s)/Paper may have mild "old book smell" and shelf/storage wear difficult to see in photos. As these books are delicate, I do not survey every page for condition. These items were discovered stored in cardboard boxes amongst the stock of a long-closed used book store in Vermont. If you have any additional concerns about the condition of an item, please contact me.

As these items are often obscure, further information is often difficult to find. This includes accurate copyrights and whether or not a book is a “first printing” or first edition, publication dates, etc. I provide the information found within the item and do some light research on databases like Worldcat or other selling sites. That said, I encourage you to do more research about a specific item and, as mentioned, contact me with any questions.

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