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Behind the Bungalow. Edward Hamilton Aitken, "Eha"

"A 'Natural History' of the Native Tribes who in India render us Service"

Behind the Bungalow.

Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co. Bombay: Thacker & Co., Limited. London: W. Thacker & Co, 1890. Third Edition. "A 'Natural History' of the Native Tribes who in India render us Service" Behind the scenes of colonial life in India, originally published in the TIMES OF INDIA-with advice for "Engaging a.... Read More

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Autograph. Sir Girja Bajpai.

Autograph.

Washington, D.C: Embassy of India, January 20, 1947. After Independence of India in 1947, Nehru made Sir Girija his principal foreign affairs adviser, appointing him the first Secretary General in the Ministry of External Affairs. In 1952, he was appointed as the Governor of Bombay State untilk his death. Read More

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The History of the Indian Mutiny: Giving a Detailed Account of the Sepoy Insurrection in India; and a Concise History of the Great Military Events which have Tended to Consolidate British Empire in Hindostan. Charles Ball.

The History of the Indian Mutiny: Giving a Detailed Account of the Sepoy Insurrection in India; and a Concise History...

London and New York: London Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, [1858-1859]. Early Edition. The Rebellion (or “Mutiny”) of 1857 in India has been the center of much historical controversy. Indian historians remain divided as to the nature of the rebellion; “Some see it as a popular rebellion betrayed by the..... Read More

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Under Two Shillings. Julius Barras.

NO OTHER COPY RECORDED

Under Two Shillings.

London: Simpkin, Marshall, [n.d., 1888]. NO OTHER COPY RECORDED. Collection of stories of British and Anglo-Indian life and adventure, including The Indian Mocking Lark; Navigating the Air (about a balloon expedition in Newcastle); Monkeys; Snakes and other Philistines; and Publishers; and with a verse afterword, To a Sun-Dial; with ads... Read More

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Sir Robert Montgomery's Camel Carriage in Government House, Lahore [pencil caption]. Samuel Bourne, Charles SHEPHERD.

Sir Robert Montgomery's Camel Carriage in Government House, Lahore [pencil caption].

[Lahore: ca. 1865]. Bourne cat. # 2126. British-born Samuel Bourne (1834-1912) photographed the landscape and architecture of India and the Himalayan region from 1863-1870. "[R]ecognized as an important landscape photographer, Bourne entered a partnership with Charles Shepherd" and "became a leading supplier of Indian views" (Pare, PHOTOGRAPHY AND ARCHITECTURE, p. 251). Read More

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“Group of Booteas” [pencil caption]. Samuel Bourne.

“Group of Booteas” [pencil caption].

[Darjeeling: 1869]. Bourne cat. # 1904. Four upper-class Booteas, Tibetan-speaking inhabitants of Nepal. British-born Samuel Bourne (1834-1912) photographed the landscape and architecture of India and the Himalayan region from 1863-1870. "[R]ecognized as an important landscape photographer, Bourne entered a partnership with Charles Shepherd" and "became a leading supplier of Indian views"... Read More

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Mundapum, with facade of carved horses. Samuel Bourne.

Mundapum, with facade of carved horses.

[India: ca. 1865]. Bourne cat. #2065. British-born Samuel Bourne (1834-1912) photographed the landscape and architecture of India and the Himalayan region from 1863-1870. "[R]ecognized as an important landscape photographer, Bourne entered a partnership with Charles Shepherd" and "became a leading supplier of Indian views" (Pare, PHOTOGRAPHY AND ARCHITECTURE, p. 251). Read More

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Tibetan natives [pencil caption]. Samuel Bourne.

Tibetan natives [pencil caption].

[Tibet: ca. 1865]. Bourne cat. # 1132B. A striking group portrait of six Tibetans, including a seated priest reading and fingering prayer beads and a woman, with her back to the camera, displaying an elaborate headdress. British-born Samuel Bourne (1834-1912) photographed the landscape and architecture of India and the Himalayan region... Read More

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The Government of India. CHINA, John Malcolm.

FROM THE CANTON READING ROOMS

The Government of India.

London: John Murray, 1833. First edition. FROM THE CANTON READING ROOMS. A copy from the Canton Reading Rooms, the library of the 13 factories at Canton, China which existed until the factories were destroyed during the Second Opium War. With bookplate of the Newburyport Public Library stating that the book... Read More

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