SPL Hand Coloured Rare Book Collection Featuring Norman R Bobins

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TAYLOR, Lieut. Col.
Letters on India, Political, Commercial and Military.

A slim volume concerned with trade, politics, and the military in India at the beginning of the 19th century. Illustrated with maps and charts.

Published
London: S. Hamilton, 1800.
References
Abbey Travel II 423; Bobins 273.
Plates
4
Binding/Size
M=4to
Value
0-5000
Published
London: S. Hamilton, 1800.
Ref
5060

Quarto, full contemporary sprinkled calf, title, dedication, advertisement, preface, text. One folding view, another view, and two charts (1 folding). Gilt in rule to boards, raised bands and gilt to spine, coloured top edge. FIRST EDITION. Assorted ownership MS signatures and a bookplate 'Holland House' on front pastedown. Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontis. A View of the Town, Fort, and Harbour of Bombay, taken from Malabar Hill (folding). 2. Chart representing the Commerce between Great Britain & Russia during the present century. 3. Map of the Countries situated between Great Britain and the East Indies; Calculated to illustrate the Overland Communication between Europe and Asia...(folding). 4. Chart of the Commerce of the East India Company with British India during the present century.