This 9 volume set titled "History of India" is a rare find for collectors and history enthusiasts alike. Published by The Grolier Society in London in the early 1900s, this is a numbered edition with
The books are bound in luxurious leather and are in excellent condition.
Containing illustrations countless rare, original, and breathtaking illustrations, the set covers the history of India until around the beginning of the 1900s. This is a large print, collector's edition, book club edition, and limited edition set with special attributes that make it stand out from other publications. Don't miss the opportunity to add this piece of history to your collection.
Edition Definitive - PLEASE NOTE: ALL 9 VOLUME HISTORY OF INDIA SETS THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND, ARE EDITION DE LUXE, OUT OF 1000 TOTAL, OR ANOTHER SIMILAR VERSION, ALSO OUT OF 1000 TOTAL. THIS SET IS OF 50 COPIES ONLY, NUMBERED 46.
VOLUME 1 IS MISSING. THIS IS AN 8 VOLUME SET OF A TOTAL OF 9 VOLUMES.
Printed on HANDMADE, ACID-FREE, ARCHIVAL QUALITY HEAVY PAPER. The set itself is extremely heavy, both on account of the leather binding, the boards, as well as the thick paper on which it is printed.
Bound with 3/4 supple but durable navy colored moroccan leather.
Spines are ribbed with 4 raised ribs. The Spines, as well as the cover boards are 24K gold tooled. All volumes have a sewn satin bookmark.
10.2" x 7.3"
Endpages are beautifully marbled.
Written by, in order of the available volumes in this listing:
Vol 2. : Vincent A. Smith
Vol 3. : Stanley Lane-Poole, Professor of Arabic at Trinity College, Dublin
Vol 4. : Stanley Lane-Poole, Professor of Arabic at Trinity College, Dublin
Vol 5. : Sir Henry Miers Elliot, K.C.B., East Indi Company's Bengal Civil Service
Vol 6. : Sir William Wilson Hunter, K.C.S.I., A Vice President of the Royal Asiatic Society
Vol 7. : Sir William Wilson Hunter, K.C.S.I., A Vice President of the Royal Asiatic Society
Vol 8. : Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall, P.C., K.C.B., Author of "Asiatic Studies" and "Life of Warren Hastings"
Vol 9. : A. V. Williams Jackson, Professor of Indo-Iranian Languages in Cambridge University
PLEASE NOTE: These volumes are listed also individually - Upon sale here, the rest will be cancelled. Upon sale of any of the individual volumes, the listing of this set will be cancelled.