Very Rare 9 Volumes HISTORY OF INDIA 1906 Gilted Leather NumberedLimited Edition-Heavily Illustrated Photos
Very Rare De Luxe Limited Edition Numbered # 482 of 1000 complete set of 9 volumes with each ~350 pages. Gold gilted top edge and maroon Leather spine with 4 raised bands, and maroon leather and marbled boards. Illustrated heavily throughout in black & white (109 in volume 1 alone - mostly antique photos and paintings) with color frontis for each volume. All pages tight and bright with no marks and not ex-library. An indepth History of the Indian subcontinent for over 3000 years from the earliest times to WW1, including rise of Brahmanic culture, Buddhism, Jainism, Kingdom of Magadha, impact of Alexander the Great, Mohammedans, Moghuls, Akbar the Great, (Portuguese, Dutch, French, Italian and English) explorers and trading companies and everything in between. Verbal histories, ancient manuscipts, markers/monuments used to create this complete historical series. A must for anyone interested in their Indian heritage.
