Forty-one years in India : from subaltern to commander-in-chief [complete in 2 volumes]

Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Earl (1832-1914)

1897, Twenty-third Edition. London : Richard Bentley and Son. Good copies both in contemporary gilt-blocked navy cloth boards. Endbands with minor tearing, and a long tear to vol. 1 rear joint. Hinges to vol. 1 weak; plate loose facing v. 1, p. 408. Text edges, preliminary and final leaves foxed, with the interior remaining tight, bright and clean. A well-preserved set overall. Item #471008

Physical description; complete in 2 volumes : illustrations, maps (folded), plans, portraits ; 22 cm. Vol. 1: xx, 511 pages, [14] leaves of plates (some folded) ; vol. 2: xii, [2], 522 pages, [15] leaves of plates (some folded). Notes; Title pages printed in black and red. With half-title pages printed in red. Publisher's list on 64 pages at end of vol. 2. Title page vignettes (wood engravings). "Billing and Sons, printers, Guildford" – colophon. Includes bibliographical references and index (in vol. 2). Subjects; Great Britain. Army – Colonial forces – India. Marshals. Generals. British occupation, 1765-1947. 19th century. India. Military history. Biography. Colonial forces. Portraits. Maps. Plans. Folded plates. Vignettes. Wood engravings.

Price: €75.00