CHAMBA PAINTING
Written by M.S. Randhawa.
Stock no. 1828241
Published by Lalit Kala Akademi. 1st 1967. Very good condition.

Lalit Kala Series of Indian Art. Large format. Green cardwraps with large pictorial onlay to front. B/w tipped in plates to text. 11 tissue-guarded colour tipped in plates. Some fading and a few marks to covers, Contents browned. Some tissue-guards creased but colour plates are bright and uncreased as are the b/w plates. All plates are present.

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MEDIEVAL WARFARE SOURCE BOOK VOLUME 2: CHRISTIAN EUROPE AND ITS NEIGHBOURS
Written by David Nicolle.
Stock no. 1828034
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Campaigns; The Weaponry; The Warriors; The Commanders; The Sources; Miscellanea. This volume covers Byzantines, Persians & Muslims; Christian-Muslim Confrontation; Turks, Mongols and the Rise of Russia; Crusade, Reconquista and Counter-Crusade; China, the Far East and India. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 185409307X. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine. Else a lovely copy.

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SOLDIER OF THE RAJ
Written by William Magan.
Stock no. 1327555
Published by Michael Russell (publishing) Ltd. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Life between the wars as an Indian Cavalry officer, before the outbreak of the Second World War saw him transferred to Intelligence. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 223 pages. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0859552756. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Yellow dustwrapper is lightly sunned to spine and a little edge creased.

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SOLDIER OF THE RAJ
Written by William Magan.
Stock no. 1327460
Published by Michael Russell (publishing) Ltd. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Life between the wars as an Indian Cavalry officer, before the outbreak of the Second World War saw him transferred to Intelligence. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 223 pages. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0859552756. Spine and corners bumped. Ex-Libris plate and an 'In Memoriam' sticker to front pastedown. Contents otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine and spine edges.

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HALFWAY TO HEAVEN: THE STORY OF ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE RAILWAYS IN THE WORLD
Written by Terry Martin.
Stock no. 1827705
Published by Railromances. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 1879-2000. In a land of extremes, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway captures the imagination of all who take the train that works its way from the cauterising heat of the plains into the shadow of Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain on Earth. No proper survey was made prior to the laying of the track, which followed a road originally designed for animals to haul carts to Darjeeling, and nobody was surprised when the train fell off the rails five times on opening day! Cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Limited to 2,000 copies. B/w & some colour photos, folding sketches of plans. ISBN: 1900622033. This is copy 1535 of 2000. A lovely copy.

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MONSOON TRADERS: THE MARITIME WORLD OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Written by H.V. Bowen; John McAleer; Robert J. Blyth.
Stock no. 1326799
Published by Scala Publishers. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The maritime story of the East India Company is one of wealth, power and the pursuit of fortune but is also a story of conflict, conquest and piracy on the high seas. This book explores the Company's origins and its early encounters with Asia, as well as its rise to wealth and trading pre-eminence. Cream paper boards, silver title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 9781857596755. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a bit creased at edges.

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MAJOR MINER
Written by Gour Sen.
Stock no. 1326569
Published by Pentagon Press. 1st 2012. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The incredible journey of a mutinous youth in India to Professor of mining in Australia. Beige boards. 250 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9788182746183. Minimal creasing to wrapper edges and a small tear to top edge of rear panel.

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INDIRA GANDHI ON PEOPLES AND PROBLEMS
Written by Indira Gandhi.
Stock no. 1827105
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book contains more than two dozen of the Indian Prime Minister's most important speeches from the time she first became Prime Minister of India in January 1966. New Edition with additional material. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0340348976. Foxing to top edge of text block. Grey dustwrapper is a little grubby, lightly creased at edges and lightly scuffed.

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TALES FROM EASTERN WONDERLANDS
Written by Oliver Brown. Illustrated by Ernest Prater.
Stock no. 1326356
Published by Carey Press. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and illustration to front. B/w illustrations. 95 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Couple of marks to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Page edges foxed. Small bookworm holes to top margin of a couple of pages. Wrapper has loss to all edges and is grubby.

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KALIGHAT PAINTING: IMAGES FROM A CHANGING WORLD
Written by Jyotindra Jain.
Stock no. 1826774
Published by Mapin Publishing. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Kalighat Painting emerged from the changing world of nineteenth century Calcutta, with old and new images seemingly layered one upon another on a transparent plane... Large format. Terracotta cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 8185822646. Corners of boards, lightly bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly scuffed.

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MONSOON TRADERS: THE MARITIME WORLD OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Written by H.V. Bowen; John McAleer; Robert J. Blyth.
Stock no. 1826746
Published by Scala Publishers. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The maritime story of the East India Company is one of wealth, power and the pursuit of fortune but is also a story of conflict, conquest and piracy on the high seas. This book explores the Company's origins and its early encounters with Asia, as well as its rise to wealth and trading pre-eminence. Cream paper boards, silver title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 9781857596755. Base of spine and top rear corner of boards bumped. Some grubby marks internally. Top corners of contents are creased as if dropped at some point. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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AN INDIAN BOYHOOD
Written by Noel Sircar. Illustrated by Olga Lehmann.
Stock no. 1325822
Published by Hollis & Carter. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth. A lovely account of a young boy's experiences growing up in Indian. Bold b/w illustrations. The author paints a vivid picture of life in India, as well as demonstrating the universal nature of "growing up." Small, light mark to lower edge of front cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss, a bit grubby and marked to rear panel.

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