This is volume 3 of a 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 only 50 copies produced for England and America, and this set is numbered 46. 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.


 

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.


Spine is ribbed with 4 raised ribs.  The Spine, as well as the cover boards are 24K gold tooled. Has a sewn satin bookmark.


Endpages are beautifully marbled. 


 10.2" x 7.3"


Written by:

 

Vol 3. : Stanley Lane-Poole, M.A., Lit. D., M.R.I.A., Professor of Arabic at Trinity College, Dublin


" Medieval India from the Mohammedan Conquest to the Reign of Akbar the Great "

 

PRINTED IN 1906, THE GROLIER SOCIETY, EDINBORO PRESS

 

PLEASE NOTE:  These volumes are listed also as a set - Upon sale here, the rest will be cancelled. Upon sale of any of the individual volumes, the listing of the set will be cancelled.