In the C. P.; Or, Sketches in Prose & in Verse, Descriptive of Scenes and Manners in the Central Provinces of India

Pekin; [Louis Kossuth Lawrie]

Verlag: Pioneer Press, Allahabad, 1881

Beschreibung

A very scarce first edition copy of Louis Kossuth Lawrie's exploration of the provincial and rural districts of India, told through a series of short prose sketches and poems. The first edition of this very scarce work.An intriguing travel work on India, written in both prose and verse by Louis Kossuth Lawrie under the pen name 'Pekin'.These sketches were originally published in the 'Pioneer', written with the intention of shedding light on life in India outside of the East India Company capitals, the provincial and rural districts of the country.Places explored in these passages include Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Bilaspur, Hinganghat, Bhandara, Arvi, Nagpur, and more.This volume includes a total of forty prose sketches and forty poetical sketches, divided into three sections: Scenic, Official, and Social. In the original paper vellum binding. Externally, binding is marked and discoloured, as is usual with a vellum binding. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Black marks to the rear board. Some worming to the rear board. Hinges are staring but firm. Endpapers are a little worn. Institutional stamp to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound, pages 1-8 are working loose, and pages 181-184 and 189-192 are detached but present. Pages are bright and clean. Prior owner's ink inscription to the title page. A little worming to the gutter of the first few pages, and to the head of the final few pages. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 858P2

Bibliografische Details

Titel: In the C. P.; Or, Sketches in Prose & in ...

Verlag: Pioneer Press, Allahabad

Erscheinungsdatum: 1881

Einband: Hardback

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book