1921rif. 175370Madras : printed at Madras Diocesan Press 1921. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth-backed printed boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Minor pen annotations.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 165 pages; Physical desc.: x 165 p. : map ; 19 cm. Subjects: King Institute of Preventive Medicine Saidapet India -- Education Medical -- Madras India. Madras : printed at Madras Diocesan Press hardcover
1960rif. 147197London : Oxford University Press 1960. First Edition. Hardback. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 535 pages; Physical desc. : xii 535 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subject: Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Congresses. London : Oxford University Press hardcover
1928rif. 53267London: HMSO 1928. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Library markings; library binding; 755p maps illus. NB: This is a heavy volume which may incur a non-standard postage charge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall HMSO hardcover
1950rif. 72174Delhi : Publications Division Ministry Of Information And Broadcasting Govt. Of India 1950. First Edition. Hardback. A good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling with minor rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 185 pages; Description: 185 p. : ill. ; 22 x 31 cm. Subjects: India - Pictorial works. [Delhi] : Publications Division, Ministry Of Information And Broadcasting, Govt. Of India hardcover
2026rif. LRB36007632Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 560 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1773. Text in English. This report presents the findings of the Select Committee appointed by the House of Commons to investigate the East India Company's operations and British affairs in the East Indies. The document provides a detailed examination of the company's governance commercial practices and political influence during a critical period of British colonial expansion. It includes multiple reports from the committee offering valuable insights into the economic and administrative challenges of the era. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026rif. LRB36020952Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Hardcover binding. Language: English. Approximately 818 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1830. Text in English. This comprehensive report presents the findings of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the affairs of the East India Company in 1830. It includes detailed minutes of evidence an extensive appendix of documents and a general index. The work provides valuable insights into the political and economic context of British colonial administration in India during the early 19th century. William Ward a prominent figure in the committee served as Chairman. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026rif. LRB36028779Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Hardcover binding. Language: English. Approximately 866 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1836. Text in English. This work provides a detailed account of the cultivation and processing of cotton wool covering agricultural practices manufacturing techniques and economic considerations. It offers valuable insights into the industrial and commercial aspects of cotton production in the 19th century. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026rif. LRB36025029Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 592 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1824. Text in English. This report provides a detailed account of the cholera epidemic in the territories under the presidency of Fort St. George including statistical data medical observations and meteorological tables. It offers valuable insights into the spread and management of the disease during the early 19th century with appendices containing sick returns of the Army of Fort St. George and diurnal tables of cholera progression. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
1953rif. 047452New York: Coward McCann 1953 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st US Edition. Edited by Ray Murphy this book ccntains a selection of abstracts and watercolours from the diaries of Edward Lear made during his travels through India between November 1873 and January 1875. The book provides a vibrant firsthand account of the Victorian landscape as seen during the English artist's extensive travels across India and Ceylon Sri Lanka and is illustrated with 9 full- colour and 12 half- tone plates by the artiist. This undated American edition states that it was "Made and Printed in Great Britain" however it is bound in the same red binding with gilt title as the original Jarrolds. UK edition of 1953 240p. 22 plates illus index Crisp tight unmarked text . Coward McCann hardcover
1976rif. 047274New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing 1976 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 4th Edition. Incudes "Teach Yoursel Sitar" and notations for some ragas. 80p. illus B & W discography. Only 4 copies found in Worldcat. Oxford & IBH Publishing paperback
1943rif. 223j2732New Delhi India: The Manager of Publications India. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1943. First Edition. Paperback. An encyclopedic reference "detailing British and Indian officers including names ranks commissions promotions unit assignments and war services during WWII. Served as an official reference for appointments awards and casualties within the Indian Army." - Google AI. 2790 pages in two volumes. Interesting vintage advertisements. Few markings to covers. Above-average wear. Bindings intact. A rare example of this extraordinarily informative WWII reference. ; Sm 4to . The Manager of Publications, India paperback
2002rif. 046462New Delhi: Habitat Arts 2002 Book. Illus. by Photographs Mario Mintoff. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Company Members. First Edition. "The world of Music would not be complete without Ghazals. The world of Ghazals would not be complete without Jagjit Singh. Jagjit Singh arrived on the scene and has kept the ghazal flying high untill today. His contribution becomes all the more significant because at a time when melody was doing away from our film music his compositions and singing style gave us renewed hope. Even more so the sway of Hindi cinema and its situational songs was so strong that the new arena of non-film music created by him brought a complete freshness to the music scene. There is absolutely no doubt that Jagjit Singh with his unique composing and singing style is the torchbearer of the survival of ghazals in India." Boldly signed on ffep by the composer. 164p. illus. discography.NOTE ; The 2 CD's originally issued with this book are missing. Laid in is a ticket from a concert he gave in Toronto in 2004. NOTE: A Very heavy 1.1 kg Over sized volume 27x22x 2.5 cm. Habitat Arts hardcover
2013rif. 044509Mississauga. Ontaro: Spirit Born Foundation 2013 Book. As New. Trade Paperback. Signed by Translator. Re-issue. Hindi poems in Roman script with English translations. "Kumar's translations of Kabir are sensitive remarkably close to the original in spiirit and music" First publiished 1984 by Alpha & Omega Books The translator is Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo. 244p bibliography.index. Editor inscription on ffep. Spirit Born Foundation paperback
1972rif. 044549Bombay: Orient Longman 1972 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Edited by Bal Ram Nanda & Vijaya Chandra Joshi. this volume contains a collection of papers based on lectures delivered under the auspices of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library .214p. index. Orient Longman hardcover
1915rif. 044548New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1915 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st US Edition. The author was an American woman doctor who worked in India and traveled the country in search of places and people connected to the stories of Rudyard Kipling. Her descriptions are enriched with many vintage photographs and with pertinent quotations. xii.204p. frontis 44 plates index. Pages untrimmed very sight shelf wear else fine. only 2 copies of this edition found in Worldcat. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1980rif. 044512Boulogne: Editions Delroisse / Roli Books International 1980 Book. Illus. by Steve Noon . As New. Hardcover. First Thus. An illustrated introduction to Delhi combining reproductions of sepia tinted old prints and maps with 76 numbered coloured photographs. Parallel text in English and French. Lists of historic sites Important dates Numbered illustrations. Unpaginated undated c 1980 Illustrated endpapers. Owner name on ffep else As New/ fine; NOTE : Heavy 1.0 kg Oversized volume 28 x22 X 2.3 cm Only 5 copies found in Worldcat . Editions Delroisse / Roli Books International hardcover
1994rif. 044554Bangalore India: T.P. Issar 1994 Book. As New. Laminated HC. First Thus. A delightful large format book that displays the dramatic and colourful flowering trees and shrubs to be seen in Bangalore parks gardens and public spaces. As well as recent colour photographs it includes paintings by many artists and includes a list of the dates when the most significant displays of blossom can be seen.195p. bibliography. illustrated endpapers. Donor inscription on ffep else as new NOTE ; Heavy 1.3 kg Oversized volume 28 x 22 x2 9 copies found in Worldcat . T.P. Issar hardcover
1996rif. 041564Toronto: HarperCollins 1996 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Can Ed. Since reading a biography of him more than 25 years ago Christopher Ondaatje has been fascinated with the still-enigmatic Sir Richard Francis Burton 19th-century explorer scholar poet and British secret agent. With his dashing dark and sensual looks towering physical presence and razor-sharp tongue Richard Burton could have been invented by a Victorian novelist -- but he was very real accomplishing an amazing range of intellectual and physical exploits. From his discovery and translation of the Kama Sutra to his exploration of the source of the Nile to his pilgrimage to Mecca and his widely known beliefs on female sexuality Burton was the star -- and scandal -- of the Victorian age. Despite the presence of several biographies on Burton Ondaatje believed there were large gaps in the startling drama that was the explorer's life. Sindh Revisited is the author's account of his personal and physical quest to uncover the secrets of the early life of Richard Burton and to discover the "devil" that drove this brilliant and restless adventurer.Ondaatje began his quest in Bombay trying to discover' what it was about India ha changed Richard Burton from a rebellious wayward youth into a man of courage imagination wisdom and power. His retracing of Burton's travel through India is a passionate and richly layered meeting of past and present magnificently illustrated with full colour photographs and historical illustrations.The result is not just a simple biography but an account of a man's psychological and philosophical journey in search of answers the have long mystified biographers and historians.351p. Mapillus bibliography. NOTE: Very Heavy 1.7 kgG Oversized volume 28 X 20 X 3 cm. HarperCollins hardcover
2016rif. 33128Karachi Pakistan: BBCL Publications 2016 Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. "Sawdust Castles has its roots in the forced migration of the author's parents when India and Pakistan were partitioned in 1947. It is a story abiout the experiences of a family who abandoned the place Bareilly India where their cultural identity had flourished for centuries. It is a narrative of the many miseries inflicted upon them by migration and the pain of their crippled hopes and fractured dreams the undignified circumstances they endured and the sufferings they braved ass they struggled to survive in Pakistan. Edited by S.M.Shahid. 330p. plates Author inscription on dedication paege lse newThe author became an actor playwright TV producer as well as a respected international banker who now lives in Toronto. BBCL Publications hardcover
2026rif. LRB35004821Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 758 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1841. Text in English. This comprehensive work examines the legal framework governing British India and the East India Company during the 19th century. It includes detailed notes and an appendix providing valuable insights into colonial administration and jurisprudence. The text is essential for historians and legal scholars studying the British Empire's legal structures in South Asia. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026rif. LRB35010193Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Hardcover binding. Language: English. Approximately 818 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1912. Text in English. This work presents a detailed account of the archaeological and geographical explorations conducted by Sir Aurel Stein in Central Asia and westernmost China between 1906 and 1908. Commissioned by the Government of India the narrative offers valuable insights into the region's history geography and cultural heritage. A seminal contribution to early 20th-century exploration literature. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2017rif. w7491h5Rizzoli hardcover 2017 As New/As New Rizzoli hardcover
1922rif. 57254Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 222pp. Cloth spine with printed boards. The book is profusely illustrated throughout from black and white photos and has a section of coloured maps at the rear. There is also a large fold-out map opposite the title page which is very good save for a small tear where it joins the book. The boards are a little marked and rubbed. Size: Quarto. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Travel & Places. Inventory No: 57254. . Superintendent Government Printing hardcover
rif. 69-8603India: National Book Trust India 1973. 76 x 50 cm. Color poster. Slight wear along edges else Very Good. India: National Book Trust, India, 1973 unknown
rif. 75-6858Palo Alto CA: Arts India West 2005. 8vo. Stapled Wrap ca. 12 pp. Color Plates. Very Good with CreasingProvenance: Richard Diebenkorn Foundation Berkeley CA Palo Alto, CA: Arts India West, 2005 unknown
