Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy of a scarce title, this volume contains 18 vignette-style chromolithograph plates, printed on one side only, including the title page. The plates depict various scenes from late 19th-century colonial life, some rather startling. The plates are printed in Holland by Emrik & Binger, London. Original boards with printed vignette, cloth spine, decorated endpapers. Boards slightly damaged with loss. Coloured plates in order: 1. The Colonel's post orderly. Native Infantry. (Title page.) 2. Bombay. New Arrivals / On the balcony. Watson's Hotel / Our baggage cart. 3. This is the Indian woman, as Brown (who has read Lalla Rookh) expected to find her / Here she is as he found her on landing at the Apollo Bunder Bombay / A Coolie fruit seller / An Ayah. 4. Some of the pleasures of Railway Travelling / Railway Guard / Kite flying the broken string. 5. Native soldier in "Mufti" wintertime / A sketch at a village railway station Bengal / Road near Malabar hill Bombay. 6. Lawn Tennis / Bheesties or water carriers street watering. 7. Bengal donkeys / Native Infantry (7th Bengal). 8. A street scene in Central India. 9. "Bheestie" (Water carrier) / Bengal Coolie girl / Indian "Ekker". 10. (I) After crawling in this fashion for over an hour.... / (II) He proceeds to search for the dead buck.... / (III) After a lengthy palaver, Jones agrees to console the afflicted.... / (IV) Notwithstanding a gentle hint sent... 11. Pat Daly, of the "Buffs," who is pestered by these men, tries a new remedy / With immense success! 12. A morning toilet. Native Infantry lines, Lucknow / Matrimonial bliss, Bengal. 13. (I) Jones at peace with the world / (II) and the Punkah-wallah hard at work / (III) The Punkah-wallah at peace with all the world / (IV) and the Mosquitos hard at work / (V) The Avengee / (VI) The Avenger. 14. (I) This is the Major's Chowkedar who howels.... / (II) That the two unfortunates in the nest bungalow can get no sleep.... / (III) And, having crept upon him unawares from behind.... / (IV) They fall upon him, with the result that there is no more spirit left in him... 15. On the Ganges. The Allegator's dinner hour. 16. A level crossing, Bengal / The morning shave. 17. Outside the club, Lucknow / The Colonel, on his way to Tennis. 18. These two Subalterns discussing their lunch in the Sind valley find it somewhat pleasanter than stewing in Cawnpore.