MARTIN, Robert Montgomery (1803?-1868). The Indian Empire: Its History, Topography, Government, Finance, Commerce, and Staple Products. London: The London Printing and Publishing Company (Limited), [ca 1858].
3 volumes in 8, 4to. Additional title-page printed in red and black in vol. I, 3 additional engraved titles, 120 steel-engraved plates, 2 double-page maps hand-colored in outline. (Some minor soiling or spotting, some toning, some occasional creasing.) Original light orange cloth gilt and blind-stamped, uncut and unopened (spines darkened, hinges tender, some soiling, some light wear). Provenance: Mrs. T. Winears Psaltinar (signature).
FIRST EDITION of this thoroughly illustrated account of the British colonialist life in India with emphasis on the "Indian Mutiny," better known as the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Property from the Collection of Dorothy and Richard Fitch
This lot is located in Chicago.