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VBI-0239
NARRATIVE OF THE INDIAN REVOLT FROM ITS OUTBREAK TO THE CAPTURE OF LUCKNOW
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Details
- Author
- Not specified
- Year
- 1858
- Publisher
- George Vickers, Angel Court, Strand, London
- Location
- India; Delhi; Lucknow; Cawnpore; Agra
- Subjects
- Indian Rebellion of 1857 · British India · Military history · Siege and relief of Lucknow · Siege of Delhi · Indian architecture
- Edition
- Not specified
- Pages
- 452
- Size
- 10.6 x 7.8 in
Description
Narrative of the Indian Revolt, published by George Vickers, London, in 1858, bound in tan half leather over blue-dominant marbled boards, with ruled spine compartments and a black label lettered in gilt. The title page announces nearly two hundred engravings from authentic sketches; the photographed illustrations include portraits of Havelock and Sir Colin Campbell, architectural views, and double-page representations of Jama Masjid at Delhi and the durbar of Bahadur Shah. Text is printed in double columns, with contents, a list of engravings and an index arranged in three columns. A small pencil inscription appears at the head of the title page, and the opening text page retains the printed designation “No. 1.—One Penny.”
Condition
Good