Murrays Lucknow Guide Including Notes by Henry Kavanagh (1 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good Only. None (illustrator). A very scarce tourist guide to Lucknow and the surrounding cities, a comprehensive study on the capital city published after the Siege of Lucknow. A very scarce work. Second edition. Equally as scarce as the first edition in 1877.A concise tourist guide to Lucknow, the capital city of the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh.This comprehensive guide also includes notes on the surrounding cities, Cawnpore, Agra, and Delhi.Issued by Murray & Co, wine, spirit, beer, provision, and store merchants.With an introduction by Thomas Henry Kavanagh. Thomas Henry Kavanagh (1821-1882) was awarded a Victoria Cross after the Lucknow siege and remains only one of five civilians every to have been awarded this highest honour. His introduction in this work discusses the Siege and how it brought Lucknow to the public's general knowledge.Prior 19th century owner's ink notes to the margins throughout, relating to the text and their personal travels around Lucknow.Lacking the rear wrap. In the original publisher's paper wraps, lacking the rear wrap. Front wrap is chipped with a closed tear. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the front wrap. A few light marks to the wraps. Lacking most of the paper to the backstrip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with the occasional spot and handling mark. Prior owner's ink inscription to the verso of page 67. Good Only. book.