Lot #1090 - Books On India (4)
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector
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Sale Date:02 Aug 2014 ~ 10am: Part 1 - Various Collections - Lots 1 - 522
02 Aug 2014 ~ 2.30pm: Part 2 - The David Spode Collection - Lots 601 - 1326 -
Lot #:1090
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Lot Description:Books On India (4)
HAMILTON, Angus .In Abor Jungles. Being an Account of the Abor Expedition, the Mishmi Mission and the Miri Mission. London, G.Bell & Sons, 1912. First edition, Colonial issue. Frontis. and 86 half-tones on 63 plates, large folding map, xi,352pp., publisher's red cloth with some very slight fading to spine. An excellent copy. A punitive expedition sent by the Indian Government against the Abors following the murder of the Assistant Political Agent in 1911, and an account of the Political Missions 1911-12 to the Miris and Mishmis on the North-East frontier of India to ascertain the extent of Chinese encroachment on the Mishmi-Abor border; COLLINS, James. Report on the Caoutchouc of Commerce, being information on the plants yielding it, their geographical distribution, climatic conditions, and the possibility of their cultivation and acclimatization in India. London, W.H.Allen, 1872. 4 litho plates of plants, 2 folding coloured maps, xii,55pp., 4to., publisher's blind-stamped and gilt -
Estimate:A$180 - 250
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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