The Three Presidencies of India: A History of the Rise and Progress of the British Indian Possessions, from the Earliest Records to the Present Time. With an Account of their Government, Religion, Manners, Customs, Education, Etc.

Published by LondonIngram Cooke and Company ., 1853

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FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (22 x 14 cm). pp.xii+492+[4, ads]. Publisher's original blindstamped rose cloth, upper cover with gilt vignette, spine lettered in gilt, yellow-coated endpapers. Engraved portrait frontispiece and numerous additional illustrations, comprising full-page plates and illustrations in the letterpress. Fading to cloth, more so to spine, which is also a bit rubbed at tail, some trivial light spotting to a few leaves, generally a very good copy. "The Three Presidencies of India" provides a comprehensive account of the rise, progress, and administrative structure of British colonial power across the three major administrative subdivisions of British India: the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies. It's author, John Capper, had extensive experience in the Indian colonial press.

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Title
The Three Presidencies of India: A History of the Rise and Progress of the British Indian Possessions, from the Earliest Records to the Present Time. With an Account of their Government, Religion, Manners, Customs, Education, Etc.
Author
CAPPER, John.
Publisher
LondonIngram Cooke and Company .
Publication year
1853
Binding
Hardcover
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1st Edition
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