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Alexander, Michael and Anand, Sushila. QUEEN VICTORIA'S MAHARAJAH. |
£15.00 |
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Duleep Singh 1838-93. 326pp. 29 b/w illustrations. References. Index. Very good in very good dw. 1980 First edition, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. |
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Anon. INDIAN RECORDS WITH A COMMERCIAL VIEW OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE NAWABS NAZIM OF BENGAL, BEHAR AND ORISSA. |
£58.00 |
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xxi + 347pp. Photograph of the Nawab Nazim tipped-in as frontispiece. In the original green cloth. A collection of letters, treaties, agreements and other documents. Very good indeed. 1870 G.Bubb. |
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Anon. JODHPUR. |
£45.00 |
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47pp. Stiff card covers and tape spine. Folding map. Large folding dynastic table. 13 full page b/w photographs. Very good. Top edge a little crushed. 1938 Second edition, Jodhpur Government Press. |
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Anon. CO-OPERATIVE ADMINISTRATION IN CENTRAL INDIA. |
£56.00 |
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In 2 vols. 158 and 92pp (appendices). Copy number 238. Map and illustrations from paintings in colour. Bound in green cloth with colour illustration laid-on the front boards. An attempt to co-ordinate the princely states. Presentation copy inscribed to Major P.E.Glover by the author. Hinges slack but holding. Spine lettering indistinct. Contents sound. 1942 Holkar Government Press, Indore. |
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Armstead, Christopher. PRINCELY PAGEANT. |
£10.00 |
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One time Mint Master, Superintendent of Stamps, Chief Electrical Engineer, Director of State Workshops, Warden of Weights and Measures and Currency Officer to His Exalted Highness The Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar. 248pp. Index. 32 b/w photographs and a map. Fine in fine dw. 1987 First edition, Thomas Harmsworth. |
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Ashton, S.R. BRITISH POLICY TOWARDS THE INDIAN STATES 1905-1939. |
£22.00 |
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231pp. Index. 2 maps. Fine in fine dw. Owner's name. 1982 First edition, Curzon Press. |
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Bakshi, S.R. And Sharma, S.K. THE GREAT RAJPUTS. |
£98.00 |
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In 6 vols. 399, 376, 259, 377, 412 and 393pp. Index to each volume. The history of Mewar, Marwar, Jaipur and the smaller states. Fine in fine dustwrappers. 2000 First edition, Deep & Deep Publications, New Delhi. |
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Baroda, Maharaja of. THE PALACES OF INDIA. |
£32.00 |
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4to. 245pp. Essays about thirty princely states, many not often covered. Illustrated with photographs, many in colour, by Virginia Fass. Fine in fine dw. 1980 First edition, Collins. |
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Baroda, Maharaja of. THE PALACES OF INDIA. |
£24.00 |
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4to. 245pp. Essays about thirty princely states, many not often covered. Illustrated with photographs, many in colour, by Virginia Fass. Very good in chipped dw. Bookplate. 1981 Reprint, Collins. |
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Barton, Sir William. THE PRINCES OF INDIA. |
£25.00 |
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With a Chapter on Nepal. 327pp. Index. 18 plates and 2 maps. The author served in the Indian Political Service and was Resident at Mysore and at Hyderabad. With Boots Library sticker on front board. No other library markings. A very good copy. 1934 First edition, Nisbet. |
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Chugh, Bharat and Shalina. DEEG PALACE. |
£14.00 |
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Its Romance and Wonder. 252pp Large 8vo. Card covers. Index. Many photographs in colour. Fine. 2014 First edition, Nyogi Books, New Delhi. |
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Copland, Ian. THE PRINCES OF INDIA IN THE ENDGAME OF EMPIRE 1917-1947. |
£31.00 |
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302pp. Index. Fine in fine dw. 1997 First edition, Cambridge University Press. |
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Dass, Diwan Jarmani. MAHARAJA. |
£25.00 |
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Lives and Loves and Intrigues of Indian Princes. 342pp. Very good in chipped dusrwrapper 1969 First edition, Allied Publishers, Bombay. |
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Devi, Gayatri Maharani of Jaipur. A PRINCESS REMEMBERS. |
£12.00 |
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The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur. 335pp. Index. 47 b/w photographs. Very good in very good dw with faded spine panel.. 1976 First edition, Weidenfeld and Nicolson. |
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Diver, Maud. ROYAL INDIA. |
£21.00 |
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A Descriptive and Historical Study of India's Fifteen Principal States and their Rulers. 278pp. 32 full-page photographs. Very good in rubbed dw. 1942 First edition, Hodder & Stoughton. |
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Diver, Maud. ROYAL INDIA. |
£22.00 |
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A Descriptive and Historical Study of India's Fifteen Principal States and their Rulers. 317pp. Index. Very good in very good dw. 1942 First US edition, Appleton-Century, New York. |
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Dwivedi, Sharada. THE MAHARAJA |
£16.00 |
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and the Princely States of India. 156pp. 4to. Sumptuous picture book with archive photographs and much on the present state of the ruling families. Fine in fine slipcase. 1999 First edition, Lustre Press, New Delhi. |
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Edwards, Anne. THRONE OF GOLD. |
£8.00 |
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The Lives of the Aga Khans. 346pp. Index. 51 b/w photographs. Fine in fine dw. 1995 First edition, Harper Collins. |
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Edwards, Anne. THRONE OF GOLD. |
£6.00 |
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The Lives of the Aga Khans. 346pp. Index. 51 b/w photographs. Fine in fine dw. 1995 Second impression, Harper Collins. |
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Fass, Virginia (photographs). THE FORTS OF INDIA. |
£55.00 |
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287pp. 4to. Index. Over 250 photographs in colour and black and white. Short text and plans. Over 40 fortified places visited, some little known. Fine in fine dw. 1986 First edition, Collins. |
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Fass, Virginia (photographs). THE FORTS OF INDIA. |
£65.00 |
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287pp. 4to Index. Over 250 photographs in colour and black and white. Short text and plans. Over 40 fortified places visited, some little known. Presentation copy inscribed and signed by Virginia Fass on the title page. Fine in fine dw. 1986 First edition, Collins. |
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Fitze, Sir Kenneth. TWILIGHT OF THE MAHARAJAHS. |
£14.00 |
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180pp. Index. 14 photographs. The author served for 30 years in the Residencies of Princely India. Very good indeed in dw with a little wear to edges. 1956 First edition, John Murray. |
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Forbes, Alexander Kinloch. RAS MALA |
£37.00 |
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or Hindoo Annals of the Province of Goozerat in Western India. In 2 vols. 444 and 459pp. Index. 12 plates. Edited by H.G.Rawlinson. History of Gujerat and its princely states from the 8th century to British rule. First published in 1856. Front endpapers removed and head and tail of spine starting to fray 1924 First thus, Oxford University Press. |
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Forster, E.M. THE HILL OF DEVI. |
£15.00 |
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Being Letters from Dewas State Senior. 176pp. Very good. 1953, First edition, Arnold. |
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Forster, E.M. THE HILL OF DEVI. |
£10.00 |
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Being Letters from Dewas State Senior. 176pp. 8 b/w photographs. Forster edits his letters written during two visits to central India in 1912-13 and 1921 when he was secretary to the Maharajah. Very good in very good dw. Owner's name. 1953 Reprint, Arnold. |
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Glazebrook, Philip. THE ELECTRIC ROCK GARDEN. |
£5.00 |
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183pp. English travel writer and novelist explores India through his relationship with his Cambridge friend, a Sikh prince. Fine in fine dw. 2001 First edition, Michael Russell. |
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Hamid, Major General S.Shahid. KARAKURAM HUNZA. |
£35.00 |
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The Land of Just Enough. 175pp. Index. Based on a long personal friendship with the Mir of Hunza. Includes a detailed history of the princely family and an appendix on apricots and longevity. The author had been Private Secretary to Auchinleck during Partition and written a key book on that period. Not published outside Pakistan. Very good indeed in like dw. No date (1970s), Ma'aref, Karachi. |
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Hill, John. MAHARAJAS IN THE MAKING. |
£14.00 |
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Life at the Eton of India 1935-40. 244pp. 16 b/w photographs. Teaching at Aitchison College, Lahore with school trips to Burma and visits to the hill stations, Persia and Iraq. Much lively detail. Presentation inscription (not from the author) on title page. Otherwise fine in fine dustwrapper. 2001 First edition, The Book Guild, Lewes. |
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Ivory, James (compiles). AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A PRINCESS. |
£14.00 |
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Also being the adventures of an American film director in the land of the maharajas. 177pp. Many b/w photographs. Large paperback. Fine. 1976 Murray. |
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Ivory, James (compiles). AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A PRINCESS. |
£5.00 |
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Also being the adventures of an American film director in the land of the maharajas. 177pp. Many b/w photographs. Large paperback. Fine. 1975 John Murray. |
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Jackson, Stanley. THE AGA KHAN. |
£32.00 |
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Prince, Prophet and Sportsman. 238pp. Index. 15 b/w photographs. Very good in chipped dw. 1952 First edition, Odhams. |
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Jaipur, H.H. The Maharajah of. THE INDIAN STATE FORCES. |
£58.00 |
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Their Lineage and Insignia. 122pp. Illustrated with regimental badges. Very good in chipped dw. Some pencil annotations. 1967 First edition, Leo Cooper. |
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Jaisi, Sidq. THE NOCTURNAL COURT. |
£28.00 |
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Darbaar-e-Durbaar, The Life of a Prince of Hyderabad. lxiv + 95pp. 5 plates of b/w photographs.Translated from Urdu with an introduction and notes by Narendra Luther. Fine in fine dustwrapper. 2004 First edition, Oxford University Press, New Delhi. |
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Keene, H.G. MADHAVA RAO SINDHIA |
£14.00 |
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otherwise called Madhoji Patel. 207pp. Index. 'Rulers of India' series. Ex-university library. Very good. 1891 First edition, Clarendon Press, Oxford. |
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Keene, H.G. MADHAVA RAO SINDHIA |
£14.00 |
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otherwise called Madhoji Patel. 207pp. Index. 'Rulers of India' series. Very good. Inscription 1891 First edition, Clarendon Press, Oxford. |
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Khan, Shaharyar K. THE BEGUMS OF BHOPAL. |
£13.00 |
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A Dynasty of Women Rulers in Raj India. 276pp. Index. 16 b/w illustrations. Fine in fine dw. 2000 First edition, Tauris. |
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Kincaid, Dennis. DURBAR. |
£8.00 |
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280pp. Novel. Princely plots with progressive Rani and foolish Resident. Very good. Green cloth darkening. 1933 First edition, Chatto & Windus.. |
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Kumar, Pramod. ROYAL INDIAN PORTRAITS. |
£25.00 |
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Posing for Posterity. 256pp. Photographs of Indian princes in colour and monochrome. Fine in fine dustwrapper. 2012 Rili Books, New Delhi. |
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La Touche, Theo. INDIA'S PREMIER RULING PRINCE. |
£25.00 |
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A rapid sketch of the man and his work. 82pp. Small 8vo. The Nizam of Hyderadad born in 1886. Very good in very good dw. Inscription. 1946 First edition, Thacker & Co., Bombay. |
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Lee-Warner, William. THE PROTECTED PRINCES OF INDIA. |
£76.00 |
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389pp. Index. Folding map. Attractive period bookplate of Peter R. Carlton Jones. Very good. 1894 First edition, Macmillan. |
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Llewellyn-Jones, Rosie. THE LAST KING IN INDIA. |
£20.00 |
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Wajid Ali Shah. 314pp. Index. 18 illustrations in colour and b/w. The ruler of Lucknow before and after his deposition by the British. Fine in fine dw. 2014 First edition, Hurst. |
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Lord, John. THE MAHARAJAHS. |
£14.00 |
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238pp Index. Many gossipy details of scandal and excess. Fine in fine dw. 1972 First edition, Hutchinson. |
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Lord, John. THE MAHARAJAHS. |
£5.00 |
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238pp Index. Many gossipy details of scandal and excess. Very good. 1972 First edition, Hutchinson. |
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Masters, Brian. MAHARANA. |
£12.00 |
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The Story of the Rulers of Udaipur. 138pp. Appendix lists rulers and British Residents. Fine in fine dw. 1990 First edition, Mapin, Ahmedabad. |
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Masters, Brian. MAHARANA. |
£10.00 |
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The Story of the Rulers of Udaipur. 138pp. Appendix lists rulers and British Residents. Fine in very good dw. 1990 First, Mapin, Ahmedabad. |
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Michell, George. THE ROYAL PALACES OF INDIA. |
£28.00 |
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232pp. Index. 250 illustrations, 206 in colour. Many maps and plans. Photographs by Antonio Martinelli. Fine in fine dw. 1994 First edition, Thames and Hudson. |
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Moore, Lucy. MAHARANIS. |
£10.00 |
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The Lives and Times of Three Generations of Indian Princesses. 351pp. Index. Politics and society in the courts of Baroda, Cooch Behar and Jaipur. Fine in fine dw. 2004 First edition, Viking. |
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Morrow, Ann. HIGHNESS. |
£12.00 |
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The Maharajas of India. 290pp. Index. 45 photographs in black and white, 19 in colour. A racy account of the past and present of India's princely families. Fine in fine dw. 1986 First edition, Grafton. |
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Nath, Aman. JAIPUR. |
£28.00 |
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The Last Destination. 222pp. 4to. Colour photographs by Samar Singh Jodha. A very heavy book. Fine in fine dw. 1999 Reprint, India Book House, Bombay. |
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National Geographical Society, INDIA AND BURMA. |
£10.00 |
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Political Subdivisions. 70 x 60cm. Full colour map printed on paper showing the political divisions just prior to partition. Inset maps of Delhi and Calcutta. On the reverse is a second monochrome map showing minor pricely states etc. Near-fine. A little browning to the outside folds. 1946 Washington. |
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Natwar-Singh, K. MARHARAJAH SURAJ MAL, 1707-1763. |
£10.00 |
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His Life and Times. 136pp. Index. 12 illustrations and a map. Biography of Jat ruler of Bharatpur. Fine in fine dw. 1981 First edition, Allen & Unwin. |
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Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum, Ruler of Bhopal. AN ACCOUNT OF MY LIFE (GOHUR-I-IKBAL). |
£76.00 |
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383pp. Index. 55 fullpage b/w photographs. Translated by C.H.Payne. Spine cloth splitting but binding tight. 1912 First edition, John Murray. |
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Panikkar, K.M. THE FOUNDING OF THE KASHMIR STATE. |
£21.00 |
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A Biography of Maharajah Gulab Singh 1792-1858. 172pp. Index. Folding map. Fine in very good dw. 1953 Second impression Allen and Unwin. |
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Panikkar, K.M. HIS HIGHNESS THE MAHARAJA OF BIKANER. |
£31.00 |
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A Biography. 412pp. Index. 8 illustrations. Ex-university library copy with bookplate but no other markings apart from one removed label. Very good. 1937 First edition, Oxford University Press. |
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Panikkar, K.M. HIS HIGHNESS THE MAHARAJA OF BIKANER. |
£49.00 |
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A Biography. 412pp. Index. 8 illustrations. Very good internally but boards and dustwrapper rubbed. 1937 First edition, Oxford University Press. |
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Pataudi, Sher Ali. THE STORY OF SOLDIERING AND POLITICS IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN. |
£45.00 |
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423 + vii pp. 4 colour and 40 rather smudgy b/w photographs. Autobiography covering his princely origins, Sandhurst education, service in the pre-47 Indian and Pakistan armies, and his later career as diplomat and politician. Presentation copy signed and inscribed by the author. Very good indeed in very good dw.. 1978 First edition, Wajidalis, Lahore. |
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Pataudi, Sher Ali. QUEST OF IDENTITY. |
£45.00 |
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The Entanglement of Muslims in India and Pakistan. 480pp. Index. Presentation copy signed and inscribed by the author. Very good indeed in very good dw.. 1984 First edition, Al Kitab, Lahore. |
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Patel, Dr.Hansdev. ROYAL FAMILIES AND PALACES OF GUJARAT. |
£14.00 |
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140pp. 4to. Card covers. Sections on 20 princely states. Many photographs in colour and b/w. Fine. 1999 Second edition, Scorpion Cavendish. |
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Patnaik, Naveen. A DESERT KINGDOM. |
£25.00 |
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The Rajputs of Bikaner. 120pp. 4to landscape. Fine archive photographs. Fine in fine dw. 1990 First edition, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. |
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Patnaik, Naveen. A SECOND PARADISE. |
£12.00 |
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Indian Courtly Life 1590-1947. 192pp. Illustrated in colour with 84 miniatures. Introduction by Stuart Cary Welch. Fine in near-fine dw. Inscription. 1985 First edition, Sidgwick & Jackson. |
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Patnaik, Naveen. A SECOND PARADISE. |
£5.00 |
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Indian Courtly Life 1590-1947. Illustrated in colour with 84 miniatures. Introduction by Stuart Cary Welch. Card covers. Very good. 1985 Doubleday, New York. |
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Patnaik, Naveen. A SECOND PARADISE. |
£14.00 |
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Indian Courtly Life 1590-1947. 192pp. Illustrated in colour with 84 miniatures. Introduction by Stuart Cary Welch. Fine in fine dw. 1985 First edition, Sidgwick & Jackson. |
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Pellenc, Baron John. DIAMONDS AND DUST. |
£14.00 |
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India through French Eyes. 313pp. Index. 27 b/w photographs. Much good description of Maharajas (he meets many) and the Viceroy (he attends the ball in the Viceroy's House and is much impressed). He shoots a tiger. Long description of Patiala. Very good but some spotting to edges. 1936 First edition, John Murray. |
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Ponder, Major S.E.G. INDIA OF THE RAJAHS. |
£13.00 |
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255pp. 7 b/w photographs and many drawings. Very good. Cloth faded and spine lettering indistinct. Inscription and notes on Front endpaper. 1940 First edition, Stanley Paul. |
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Purcell, Hugh. MAHARAJAH OF BIKANER, INDIA. |
£10.00 |
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Makers of the Modern World: The peace conferences of 1919-23 and their aftermath. 187pp. Index. Fine in fine dw. 2010 First edition, Haus. |
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Purohit, Dev Nath, Master of Ceremony, Udaipur (Mewar). MEWAR HISTORY. |
£85.00 |
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Guide to Udaipur. 81pp. 2 folding maps and 46 b/w illustrations. In the original blue cloth. Near-fine. Slight rubbing to head of spine. A lovely copy. 1938 Times of India Press, Bombay. |
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Ranjitsinhji, K.S. THE JUBILEE BOOK OF CRICKET. |
£31.00 |
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465pp. Many photographs of top players. Nothing on cricket in India. In the original green cloth. Very good apart from a little light spotting. 1897 Second edition, William Blackwood. |
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Ranjitsinhji, K.S. THE JUBILEE BOOK OF CRICKET. |
£22.00 |
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465pp. Many photographs of top players. Nothing on cricket in India. In full public school prize. leather binding Very good. Prize label. Edges a little scuffed. 1898 Sixth edition, William Blackwood. |
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Rice, Stanley. LIFE OF SAYAJI RAO III, MAHARAJA OF BARODA. |
£49.00 |
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In 2 vols. 234 and 292pp. Index. Portrait frontispieces. Fine in worn dws. A lovely set. 1931 First edition, Oxford University Press. |
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Ross, Alan. RANJI. |
£5.00 |
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Prince of Cricketers. 256pp. Biography covering both cricket and princely life. Fine. Bookplate. 1983 First edition, Collins. |
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Rudolph, Susanne and Lloyd and Kanota, Mohan Singh. REVERSING THE GAZE. |
£14.00 |
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Amar Singh's Diary, A Colonial Subject's Narrative of Imperial India. 633pp. Index. Over 60 photographs and facsimiles. Amar Singh kept a daily diary for forty-four years. This volume covers the period from 1898-1905. He writes about the Jodhpur court, the Imperial Cadet Corps and Expeditionary Force in China during the Boxer rebellion. Fine in fine dw. 2002 First edition, Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado. |
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Rudolph, Susanne and Lloyd and Kanota, Mohan Singh. REVERSING THE GAZE. |
£12.00 |
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Amar Singh's Diary, A Colonial Subject's Narrative of Imperial India. 625pp. Index. Over 60 photographs and facsimiles. Amar Singh kept a daily diary for forty-four years. This volume covers the period from 1898-1905. He writes about the Jodhpur court, the Imperial Cadet Corps and Expeditionary Force in China during the Boxer rebellion. Fine in fine dw. 2002 First edition, Oxford University Press, New Delhi. |
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Sarkar, Jadunath. A HISTORY OF JAIPUR c1503-1938. |
£16.00 |
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416pp. Index. Near-fine in like dw. 1994 Reprint, Orient Longman Hyderabad. |
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Scindia, Vijayaraje. PRINCESS. |
£10.00 |
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The Autobiography of the Dowager Maharani of Gwalior. 279pp. Index. From princely privilege to imprisonment under Indira Gandhi's Emergency. Written with Manohar Malgonkar. Very good in very good dw. 1985 First edition, Century. |
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Scindia, Vijayaraje. PRINCESS. |
£12.00 |
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The Autobiography of the Dowager Maharani of Gwalior. 279pp. Index. From princely privilege to imprisonment under Indira Gandhi's Emergency. Written with Manohar Malgonkar. Fine in fine dw. 1985 First edition, Century. |
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Sharpe, Elizabeth. THAKORE SAHIB SHRI SIR DAULAT SINGH OF LIMBDI, KATHIAWAR. |
£49.00 |
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a Biography. 188pp. Index. Foreword by Sir Rabindranath Tagore. Very good in slightly chipped dw. Some spotting throughout. 1931 First edition, John Murray. |
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Singh, Dhananajaya. THE HOUSE OF MARWAR. |
£16.00 |
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222pp. 8 b/w illustrations. 'The first imtimate history of the royal house of Jodhpur'. In pictorial laminated boards. Very good indeed. 1996 Reprint, Lustre Press, New Delhi. |
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Singh, Dr Manmohan. KARAN SINGH: A TRYST WITH HISTORY. |
£18.00 |
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144pp. 4to. Many b/w photographs, Biography. Fine in fine dw. Stamped 'presentation copy'. 2007 First edition, Nyogi Books, New Delhi. |
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Singh, Karan. HEIR APPARENT. |
£16.00 |
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An Autobiography. 171pp. Index. 31 b/w photograhs. Indian politician writes about his early life, 1931-53, as son of the Maharaja of Kashmir. Biographical note on the author inserted. 5 b/w photographs, 4 including the author, loosely inserted. Fine in very good dustwrapper. 1982 First edition, Oxford University Press, India. |
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Singh, Karni. THE RELATIONS OF THE HOUSE OF BIKANER WITH THE CENTRAL POWERS. |
£25.00 |
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432pp. Index. Study of the foreign policy of Bikaner State from 1469-1947. Presentation copy signed by the author. Very good in very good dw. 1974 First edition, Munshiram Manoharlal, New Delhi. |
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Singh, Khushwant. RANJIT SINGH. |
£25.00 |
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Maharajah of the Punjab 1780-1835. 237pp. Index. 7 illustrations and 2 maps. Very good indeed in in very good dw. 1962 First edition, Allen & Unwin. |
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Singh, Sarina. POLO IN INDIA. |
£35.00 |
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A Tribute to Maharaj Prem Singh. 128pp. 8vo landscape. Many photographs printed in sepia. Fine in fine dw. 2000 First edition, Lustre Books, New Delhi. |
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Singh, St. Nihal. THE KING'S INDIAN ALLIES: |
£98.00 |
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The Rajas and their India. 308pp. 56 b/w portrait photographs. 13 tables of rulers, states, salutes etc. Very good. Slight wear to bottom of spine. 1916 First edition, Sampson, Low. |
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Srinivasan, C.K. BAJI RAO I: THE GREAT PESHWA. |
£22.00 |
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152pp. Index. 18th century struggles for power in India. Fine in fine dw. 1961 First edition, Asia Publishing House. |
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Tahmankar, D.V. THE RANEE OF JHANSI. |
£36.00 |
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178pp. 10 b/w illustrations. Very good in very good dw. 1958 First edition, MacGibbon & Kee. |
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Takakhav, N.S. THE LIFE OF SHIVAJI MAHARAJ, Founder of the Maratha Empire. |
£36.00 |
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642pp. Adapted from the original Marathi work by K A.Keluskar. Spine cloth starting to crumble but binding firm and internally very good. 1921 Manoranjan Press, Bombay. |
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Taleyarkhan, Dinshah Ardeshir. FROM MY RECENT NOTES ON THE INDIAN EMPIRE. |
£162.00 |
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406 + 45pp. Long sections on Russia in Afghanistan, Armies of the Native States, Indian Viceroys and Governors, Political Constitution, Native States, Womenkind and an appendix on National Technical Education. Very good. Slight staining to light boards. 1886 First edition, Times of India Steam Press, Bombay. |
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Tasveer Galleries. MAHARAJAS. |
£15.00 |
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63pp. Large 8vo. Card covers. 28 full-page finely printed studio portraits of princes Very good indeed. No date (c1990). |
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Thompson, Edward. THE MAKING OF THE INDIAN PRINCES. |
£10.00 |
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304pp. Index. A study of Indian rulers and British politicals in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. First published 1943. Very good. 1978 Reprint, Curzon Press. |
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Thompson, Edward. THE MAKING OF THE INDIAN PRINCES. |
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304pp. Index. A study of emerging British ascendency in the early 19th century. Mainly concerns Central India, the Marathas and the Peshwa. Ex-public library copy in the original red cloth. Very good. 1943 First edition, Oxford University Press. |
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Thompson, Edward. THE MAKING OF THE INDIAN PRINCES. |
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304pp. Index. A study of emerging British ascendency in the early 19th century. Mainly concerns Central India, the Marathas and the Peshwa. In the original red cloth. Very good. 1943 First edition, Oxford University Press. |
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Tottenham, E.L. HIGHNESSES OF HINDOSTAN. |
£75.00 |
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331pp. Index. 32 photographs. Englishwoman serves with the Maharani of Baroda from 1911-1920. Very good indeed. In dw with small piece lost from top of spine panel. No date (foreword dated 1934), Grayson & Grayson. |
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Waddington, C.W. INDIAN INDIA |
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as Seen by a Guest in Rajasthan. 168pp. 4to. 29 tissue-guarded full-page plates of drawings by the author who was a former Principal of Rajkumar and Mayo Colleges. He draws and describes the palaces and cities of Rajasthan. Folding map. Very good indeed. Slight stain on edge of front board. 1933 First edition, Jarrolds. |
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Waghorne, Joanne Punzo. THE RAJA'S MAGIC CLOTHES. |
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Re-Visioning Kingship and Divinity in England's India. 285pp. Index. A study of British imperialism and the small South Indian State of Pudukkotta from 1858-1947. Based on the Palace Records. 93 photographs in colour and b/w. Fine in fine dw. 1994 First Pennsylvania State University Press. |
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Weeden, Edward St.Clair. A YEAR WITH THE GAEKWAR OF BARODA. |
£43.00 |
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324pp. Index. 25 b/w photographs. Very good. Spine cloth a little faded but a nice copy. No date (preface dated 1911), Dana Estes & Co., Boston. |
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Wild, Ronald. RANJI. |
£67.00 |
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Biography of Colonel His Highness Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji. 330pp. Index. 35 photographs. Cricket and princely life. Very good in pictorial dw with some edge-wear. 1934 First edition, Griffon Press. |
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Wild, Ronald. RANJI. |
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Biography of Colonel His Highness Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji. 330pp. Index. 35 photographs. Cricket and princely life. Very good. 1934 First edition, Griffon Press. |
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Williams, L.F.Rushbrook. THE BLACK HILLS. |
£10.00 |
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Kutch in History and Legend. xii + 276pp. Index. 17 illustrations and 2 maps. Fine in fine dw. 1999 Reprint, Bhuj. |
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Worswick, Clark (edits). PRINCELY INDIA. |
£25.00 |
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151pp. 4to landscape. 128 photographs by Raja Lala Deen Dayal, Court Photographer to the Nizam of Hyderabad 1884-1910. Fine in fine dw. 1980 First edition, Hamish Hamilton. |
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