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The King Emperor and His Dominions Souvenir of the Coronation Durbar of H.I.M. George V.
Frederick B. Power
1911
Burroughs Wellcome & Co : London
7.5" by 5"
392pp.
SUMMARY
A souvenir publication, published in celebration of the coronation Durbar of King George V held in 1911, a very scarce work on the history of the British Empire and the Wellcome company.
First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition.
Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece depicting the star of India, monochrome vignettes and full page illustrations, several colour vignettes, and twenty-nine monochrome plates to the front.
This volume was published by the Burroughs Wellcome company in celebration of the coronation Durbar of King George V, held in 1911 in Delhi. The work provides a history of India and the rule of the British Empire, including chapters on Buddhism, the British Raj and the land, and sections on the native states and princes of India. To the rear is a large section on the 'Wellcome Research Laboratories', founded by Henry Wellcome, the publisher of this work, with additional sections on scientific, medical and photographic developments.
A very scarce piece of history on India during British rule.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth. Externally smart with fading to the spine, minor wear and bumping to the extremities, and marks to the boards. Rear hinge cracked. Front hinge starting after the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with minor spotting to the front and rear.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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