Annals of Rural Bengal
Hunter, W. W. (of the Bengal Civil Service)
Published by Leypoldt and Holt, New York, 1868
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This is volume one of a projected two volumes, complete in itself, and subtitled, "The Ethnical Frontier of Lower Bengal with the Ancient Principalities of Beerbhoom and Bishenpore. Pages xvi, 475 with appendices. Original brick red cloth, neatly rebacked with the old spine cloth laid on top. Worn at the corners, but protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. Ex-library, with library perforations on title page but no other indications. Inside, clean and tight with no foxing and new endpapers. William Wilson Hunter (1840-1900) wrote a good deal about India where he lived most of his adult life. Seller Inventory # 007087
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Title: Annals of Rural Bengal
Publisher: Leypoldt and Holt, New York
Publication Date: 1868
Binding: Cloth
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 2nd Edition
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