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The Complete New Edition, published 1907-1909 by the Oxford University Press in 26 Volumes, nearly doubled in size the previous (second) edition issued 1885-87, "the changes" according to its later editor, "justify its being considered a new work rather than a new edition"; this greatly expanded work comprised an enlarged overview of the Indian Empire in its first 4 volumes: Descriptive, Historical, Economic, and Administrative respectively, while Volumes 5-24 contained the Gazetteer proper, Abazai to Zira, with 2 concluding volumes containing a comprehensive Index and an Atlas volume with 64 double-page color plate maps; all volumes Very Good (or better) with varying degrees of fading & scuffing to the leather spine ends & edges, t.e.g, black endpapers, no markings, NOT ex-lib, boards show little wear, the hinges are tight and the bindings solid, each volume includes a folding fronispiece map and 1-4 additional folding maps (all are present, a few with slight misfolds), some of the frontispiece maps share the mild foxing ocurring in the prelims of some volumes, the Atlas volume contains all 64 color plate maps and all are in bright unfoxed condition, an excellent clean tight set of the definitive edition of this monumental work of scholarship of the British Empire in India, quite scarce complete in any edition, but particularly the New Edition of 1907-09; in an overall wonderful state; 26 8vos indexed & illus. Extra shipping charge REQUIRED for shipment of this large heavy set - A SUBSTANTIAL EXTRA CHARGE WILL BE REQUIRED for overseas delivery - PLEASE INQUIRE BEFORE ORDERING. Seller Inventory # 31322
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