The India We Served [British Civil Service in India] [Gunga Din] [Cary Grant Copy]

Lawrence, Sir Walter Roper [Cary Grant Copy]

Verlag: Cassell and Company, London, 1928

Beschreibung

Octavo, 317pp., Gilt lettered and decorated cover and spine. Some foxing on title page and preliminary pages. Darkened gilt on top edge. Wear on the corners. A very scarce book with a loose association with the 1939 film Gunga Din. Kipling wrote Gunga Din. The author of this book was friends with Rudyard Kipling. This book was owned by Cary Grant, who starred in the movie Gunga Din. First edition, first printing (first published 1928). The book includes a reproduction image of a letter written by Rudyard Kipling encouraging the author to put his memoirs in book form. This copy inscribed by the Sir Lawrence on the free front end page ("To a dear friend, Walter R. Lawrence" ). Attractively leather bound and buckram copy with raised bands, gilt decoration. The book is an account of the author¿s role in the British Civil Service in India from 1879 to 1896. Among other duties, Sir Lawrence acted as Private Secretary to the Viceroy, Lord Curzon (1898-1903). This copy from the library of legendary actor Cary Grant with his bookplate on front pastedown. Page 45 and 46 of this book has a brief discussion of the Thuggees and their suppression in the 1830¿s by the British Army under Sir William Sleeman. In 1939 Cary Grant starred in the adventure film "Gunga Din" which was loosely based upon the famous poem by Rudyard Kipling. In the film Grant is captured by a murderous band of Thugees and has to be saved by his two fellow sergeants, Douglas Fairbanks and Victor McLaglen. To be clear this book is not signed by Cary Grant but has his bookplate. There is no mention of the poem Gunga Din in the book. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 025589

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The India We Served [British Civil Service ...

Verlag: Cassell and Company, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1928

Einband: Leather

Illustrator: Photos/Illustrations

Zustand: Good/No Jacket

Auflage: First Edition.