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Our Journal. A Paper for the Men of the 2nd Battalion 14th Regiment "Prince of Wales' Own".

1881Best.-Nr. 137674Lahore: Civil and Military Gazette Press 1881-84. News from the sandy plains of Nowshera First editions a broken but substantial run of this rare regimental newspaper with no copies of any volume recorded in commerce or institutionally. Two volumes are signed on the pastedowns by Captain Cecil Morris Lester who is listed in O'Donnell's history of the regiment as the newspaper's first editor. His completed January 1888 subscription slip is loosely inserted. The 2nd Battalion 14th Regiment was raised in 1858. In 1880 it was sent to India as part of the Second Anglo-Afghan War stationed at Nowshera and Sialkot. In July 1881 Our Journal was first released a monthly newspaper of approximately 10 pages each compiling regimental news results from sports competitions submissions of poetry and prose and puzzles. The editors wrote often in the first volume about the difficulty of finding contributors and funding but by Volume 6 that support was forthcoming. Lester 1859-1898 "had twenty years' service in the Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment which he entered as a second lieutenant in 1878 becoming lieutenant in the following year and captain in 1885. He served in the Afghan war on 1879-80 which Roberts's march made famous and received a medal for the Kama expedition" Evening Observer p. 5. Alongside being one of the unnamed editors he also appeared in cast lists for performances put on by the regiment playing Coco in The Midnight Watch vol. 1 no. 1 p. 7. In September 1881 he was congratulated in the paper for passing his required exams vol. 1 no. 3 p. 3. In November he joined the garrison class at Rawalpindi vol. 1 no. 5 p. 3. He was promoted to captain in 1885. From 1892 he instructed at Sandhurst and was the president of the Royal Military College Dramatic Society. 32 issues bound in 3 vols quarto 277 x 220 mm and 315 x 245 mm. Tables in text. Contemporary red half skiver or black half sheep spines lettered ruled and decorated in gilt cloth boards of various colours with borders tooled in gilt two vols with black skiver front labels lettered and ruled in gilt edges of 1884 vol. speckled red binder's ticket of "Civil & Military Gazette Press" to front pastedowns of two vols. Contemporary blue pencil crosses and sidelinings. Bindings worn but sturdy some toning and foxing especially to 1884 vol. a few small paper repairs at edges: a very good set. "Faith-healing Charlatanry: Major Lester's Treatment" Evening Observer 25 November 1898. hardcover

Peter Harrington · Vereinigtes Königreich1.500,00 £≈ 1.791,52 €

ROYAL AIR FORCE IN INDIABiblio.com

Register of Aerodromes and Landing Grounds in India.

1928Best.-Nr. 192613Calcutta: Printed by Manager Government of India Press 1928. Untraced institutionally First edition marked "For Official Use Only" and covering 106 locations. In the year of publication the RAF's strength in India finally reached eight squadrons the level recommended by Air Vice Marshal Sir John Salmond's influential 1922 report. Commissioned on the instructions of Air Vice Marshal Hugh Trenchard Salmond's review found that the RAF in India "was to all intents and purposes nonexistent as a fighting force." Increased funding and the operational opportunities offered by the 1925 Waziristan Campaign enabled a significant expansion in aviation infrastructure and increased recruitment of pilots. The progress seen in the 1920s laid a foundation for the formation of the Indian Air Force in 1932. The largest section provides in tabular form information on each location giving its type dimensions position surface slope prevailing wind altitude air approaches local military authority and repair station as well as a rough sketch and the relevant grid reference on the folding map in the end pocket. The text also notes the presence or absence of a petrol shed a "chowkidar" attendant medical and onward transportation facilities and accommodation and food. Other chapters list aerial and military routes in India discuss the selection marking inspection and maintenance of landing grounds detail prohibited flying areas and describe the correct use of the landing T. Small octavo. Folding sheet folding map paper watermarked "Government of India" in end pocket tables in text. Some tabular leaves trimmed at fore edge as issued to enable cross-referencing. Original red cloth front cover lettered in black. Front free endpaper initialled "Air Officer Commanding" in contemporary hand. Binding lightly worn and marked joints repaired: very good. hardcover

Peter Harrington · Vereinigtes Königreich2.500,00 £≈ 2.985,86 €

[BRITISH INDIA] (THORNTON, EDWARD)Biblio.com

Illustrations of the History and Practices of the Thugs: and Notices of some of the proceedings of the Government of India for the Suppression of the Crime of Thuggee.

1837Best.-Nr. 224787London.: Wm. H. Allen and Co. First Edition. 1837. Black and white folding engraved frontispiece and one other folding plate ii blanks iv 475pp 22 x 13.5 cms original green cloth-covered boards re-backed mounting the original paper title label chipped endpapers renewed the plates spotted and darkened concentrated at the margins and folds early inked ownership inscription "John C. Clare/Calcutta Decr. 1851" to the initial blank and one other recent to the front pastedown a little dusty the original boards a trifle scuffed frontispiece starting but firm in the renewed binding a good copy of a scarce work. Scarce. The author Edward Thornton 1799-1875 was on the staff of East India House 1814-57 and his account was a sensational exposé that detailed the secret hereditary network of highway assassins who terrorised travellers across India for centuries. Relying heavily on official court records and testimonies from captured informants Thornton meticulously documented how these gangs disguised themselves as friendly travellers used a sacred cloth scarf rumāl to strangle their victims without shedding blood and buried them in hidden graves to avoid detection. The account deeply fascinated and horrified Western readers by illustrating the religious rituals underpinning the crimes—including devotion to the goddess Kali and the tracking of omens—while ultimately highlighting the aggressive intelligence-led colonial campaign spearheaded by William Sleeman and was hugely popular. With the early ownership inscription of "John C. Clare Calcutta Decr. 1851" possibly the prominent 19th-century British ship master and captain who regularly commanded merchant voyages along trade routes between the UK Australia and Calcutta India. In October 1851 the British Indian Association had been formed in Calcutta marking the exact birth of organised Indian nationalist politics and a shift in how both native elites and Europeans challenged the British East India Company's monopoly. . Wm. H. Allen and Co. hardcover

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