A Narrative Of The Operations Of Captain Little's Detachment, And Of The Mahratta Army, Commanded By Purseram Bhow; During The Late Confederacy In India, Against Nawab Tippoo Sultan Bahadur. Moor, Edward. East India College Gilt Coat Of Arms On Covers. Tick

FIRST EDITION, 1794. 4to, approximately 275 x 220 mm, 10¾ x 8½ inches, folding engraved map and 7 engraved plates, pages: [4], xv, [1]-524, [2] - the final leaf contains an index to the plates and errata, bound in full calf, rebacked, gilt lettering and blind decoration between raised bands on spine, East India College coat of arms in gilt on both covers, inner hinges neatly strengthened. Binding rubbed, little shelf wear to edges, corners repaired, folding map tipped-in on old foxed paper, small neat repair to blank side of map, pale offset and foxing to map, offset from plates onto text and a little pale offset onto plates, a few margins a little dusty, 2 small marginal repairs not affecting text or image, pale age-browning to text, long old ink presentation award from the E. I. College to a pupil (R. Anderson, Jun) studying Persian, includes a letter sent from Hotel Berkley Square, 21st March, signed by Sarah Queensberry to an unknown recipient, addressed: " Dear Sir", not easily legible but connected to the book, a very good copy. The plates are: A view of Darwar; A view of Chittledroog; A plan of action of the 29th Dec, 1791; Inscription on a gun in Bejapoor; Tippoo's Coins, 2 plates, and 1 plate of Zodiac rupees. See: Early Writings on India. A Union Catalogue of Books in English Language Published upto 1900 and Available in Delhi Libraries, edited by H.K. Kaul. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.