1838 Fisher's VIEWS IN INDIA Chiefly Among the Himalaya Mountains : 37 Engraving

VIEWS IN INDIA
Chiefly Among the Himalaya Mountains

By Lieut. George Francis White, of the 31st Rgt.

Edited by Emma Roberts

Published by Fisher, Son, and Co, London & Paris, undated [1838]. 4to, full leather binding with gilt and blind-tooled decoration, yellow manila endpapers and inner cloth joints, pp. [i]-x, [11]-94, [2], plus additional engraved title-p. (vignette), frontis., and 35 plates; collates complete.

Lieut. George Francis White was a British officer serving in India and his views of the Himalayas, drawn by him on the spot, are the earliest taken of the Himalayas by a European. He explored the Mussoore, Simla, sources of the Jumna and Ganges in 1829-32. Includes two views of the Snowy Range of the Himalayas, showing distant views of Everest, and a view of a suttee.

CONDITION
A very good copy. The leather binding is very good with just a few small marks, Inner and outer hinges secure and the binding is firm and square. Endpapers good. All contents present and pages in good clean condition throughout. All plates present and in good order. Paerhaps the odd light thumb mark to some of the outer margins but generally the book is very good throughout.

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