The Rajah by F.E. Penny - 1914

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Asian Educational Service, 2012. Hardcover. New.

Asian Educational Service, 2012. Hardcover. New.

1st ed. not ex- Library book. 257 pp with maps and advertisements in rear. No d/j . Covers worn on corners. Covers the local life and customs in the towns as well as in the villages. Among the 17 chapters you find observations on the people of various sects – Hindu and Muslim; fairs and festivals; religion; devils, devil dancing, and devil doctors; village schools, temples and amusements; flora, etc. The book ends with 2 chapters on Mysore and Seringapatam, and the Canarese. This book has 50 water colour paintings that illustrate the subject of the accompanying chapters, painted by Lady Lawley. Folded sketch map creased in back of the volume.This first edition ( 1914), is illustrated by Lady Lawley who was the wife of the Governor of Madras and who lived in Southern India for over six years and had close ties with the Maharajah of Mysore. It is said Lady Lawley's landscapes have a bright and almost impressionistic quality. Critics said she truly excelled with her portraits, which display… Read More

London: Chatto & Windus. London, Chatto & Windus, 1912. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. A fantasy set in India including wereleopards. Apologies that this is our first and only book featuring wereleopards, we seek to improve the situation for the future and feature more werecreatures beyond the tedious, overused wolf. Some light bumping to the corners and tips. Some foxing. 32pp ads dated September, 1911. [10545, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1912.