A Handbook For Travellers In India, Pakistan, Burma And Ceylon..
Bound in original red cloth, gilt. A little wear to extremities and slight sunning of spine, but otherwise a very good copy. A few ink underlinings, including map at end.
£35.00
Publisher
John Murray, Albemarle Street.,
Place
London
Date
1959
Synopsis
Eighteenth edition with numerous maps and plans. edited by sir arthur c. lothian.
Item Description
EIGHTEENTH EDITION. 8vo. 5 x 7.25 inches. cii + 632 pp. Text in double columns.
Illustrations
Illustrated by 19 maps and plans, of which 16 are folding, by folding map in pocket at end, by 2 text plates in introduction and by text figures, including maps and plans. lacks map of Bombay Island to face p.14.
Notes
The first all India Murray's handbook was published in 1891 and the final, Twenty Second Edition in 1975 (reprinted 1978 and 78 and 82). This edition edited by Sir Arthur Cunningham Lothian (1887-1962), colonial administrator, was a member of the Indian Civil Service, 1910-46, who variously served as Resident at Jaipur, Rajputana and Hyderabad, etc. (Lister 241).
[Stock No. 25551]
Subjects
Asia • Folding Maps • Guides • India • Maps • Topography