Ver a tamaño completo.
TRACTS, HISTORICAL and STATISTICAL, ON INDIA
de Heyne, Benjamin
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Ver descripción
- Librería
-
Los Angeles, California, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
Small quarto (10 5/8 by 8 3/4 inches) London: Printed For Robert Baldwin, . . . and Black Parry, And Co. Booksellers To The Hon. East India Company, 1814. First Edition. xi [1] 462 pages, + 1 leaf of publisher's advertisements.
Engraved frontispiece and four engraved plates (the one of diamonds is hand colored), 2 large folding maps hand colored in outline (one of Mysore and the other of The Circars).
Statistical tables: "different soils with their productions," "List of . . . Produce . . . of the different Kinds of Grain, and of its Time of Sowing and Reaping," "Fruits and Seeds of Trees and Plants used in Curries," "Coins, Weights, and Measures."
There is also an "Account of the Diamond Mines in India," and "On the Propagation of the Christian Religion in India, and on the Moral Character of the Hindoos."
Four appendices: Appendix A. "Analysis of a New Species of Copper" by Thomas Tomson, M.D.; Appendix B. "Tables of the Thermometer and Barometer, as Observed in Different Parts of the Peninsula of Hindostan;" Appendix C. "Route From Quddapa to Hydrabad, With Distances in English Miles; Appendix D. "Route From Bengalore To Trichonopoly By Ryacotta."
Original marbled boards, re-backed in leather, with title in gilt on a red label, leather corners.
Very good condition (there is a small blemish to the leather, near the bottom of the spine, not affecting contents).
The author was a Scottish surgeon, naturalist and botanist, and a member of several important Learned Societies.
Among his 24 Tracts are subjects about the diamond mines of India, the translation of some Indian books, the method of smelting iron, thoughts on the British Government in India, and methods of making steel.
In his ten "Letters on Sumatra," he covers soil, water, agriculture, weather and climate, in addition to a discussion of "Remarkable Places."
Reseñas
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- Caravan Book Store
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1040
- Título
- TRACTS, HISTORICAL and STATISTICAL, ON INDIA
- Autor
- Heyne, Benjamin
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Printed For Robert Baldwin, . . . and Black Parry, And Co. Booksellers To The Hon. East India Company
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1814
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- Early British Travel in India
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Natural History; Old and Rare; Travel; Antiquarian; India; British in India; Agriculture; Geology; Mines and Minerals;
Términos de venta
Caravan Book Store
Prices are net. All items subject to prior sale. Postage in most cases will be under $8 but can vary by weight and distance. California sales tax is 9.50%. Returns accepted with prior notice within 5 days of receipt at original purchase price, provided item is in same condition as received. Payment by credit card, PayPal (caravanbookstore@yahoo.com), or check drawn on U.S. funds.
Sobre el vendedor
Caravan Book Store
Miembro de Biblio desde 2019
Los Angeles, California
Sobre Caravan Book Store
For more than 65 years, we have specialized in rare and out of print books on the Western experience, satisfying a vast and varied clientele. Our focus is on early California and Los Angeles, represented by books, ephemera, paintings, and prints. Fine press, printing history, literature, gastronomy, aviation, railroads, and voyages are also available. Our store opened in downtown Los Angeles in 1954, and is now closed; but we are still available by phone, regular mail, and email. We issue occasional catalogs online.
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- Re-backed
- Describes a book that has had the material covering the spine replaced or joints mended.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
