The Indian Empire: History, Topography, Geology, Climate, Population, Chief Cities and Provinces; Tributary and Protected States; Military Power and Resources; Religion, Education, Crime; Land Tenures; Staple Products; Government, Finance, and Commerce. With a full account of the Mutiny of the Bengal Army; of the Insurrection in Western India; and an Exposition of the Alleged Causes. Illustrated with Maps, Portraits and Views.

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3 vols., large 8vo, pp. [ii], 582, vii, [1]; [ii], 504, vii, [1]; [ii], 192 + frontispieces and engraved title-pages to each volume, 117 further plates, 2 double-page maps hand-coloured in outline and 1 double-page table. Text printed in double columns. Contemporary half calf, marbled boards, spines divided by raised bands gilt, green morocco labels, 4th compartments lettered direct in gilt, marbled edges and endpapers. Some scattered spotting, marginal damp marks to some plates. Rubbed, some wear to extremities, labels chipped. Binder’s tickets of Williams & Son, Walbrook, to pastedowns.