Loyal Rulers and Leaders of the East : Zaehnsdorf Binding : Earl of Carnwath

Loyal Rulers and Leaders of the East. A Record of their Services in the Great War

Edited by [Ronald Dalzell] The Earl of Carnwath

With an Introduction by Field-Marshall Earl Haig

Published by Zaehnsdorf Ltd and printed in Great Britain by Unwin Brothers Ltd, 1922. Edition de luxe in special binding, photogravure frontispieces of King George V and Queen Mary, numerous photographic portraits of Indian rulers throughout by Vandyk, Bassano, W. & D. Downey, F.A. Swaine, and others, publisher's full red morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, covers with green and dark blue morocco onlays elaborately tooled, spine tooled with lettering in six compartments within raised bands, gilt to all page edges, gilt dentelles, green silked endpapers, g.e., preserved in original silk covered solander box with titlepiece.

RARE EDITION DE LUXE IN A "SPECIAL BINDING BY ZAEHNSDORF" of a well-illustrated record of the rulers and chiefs of the India, Ceylon and Malaya whose involvement in the Great War as a "potent factor in the success of the Allied cause is now a matter of history" (Foreword).

CONDITION
A fine copy. The binding is in very good condition with no damage or repairs. Rear board lightly rubbed. Endpapers very good. All contents present and pages very clean throughout. No writing or signs of previous ownership. Silk solander box in good condition. Overall a fine copy.

(GC2)