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THBWILLIAMS JACKSON, Abraham Valentine, Editor. 1862-1937.
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LiveNov 8, 2025
The Library of Curiosities - Part 2 auction features more selections from the collection of John A Davidson Jr., a life long collector of rare books. John was extraordinarily interested in a wide array of subjects including the natural sciences, travel, history, and magic. Gray's Auctioneers info@graysauctioneers.com
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WILLIAMS JACKSON, Abraham Valentine, Editor. 1862-1937. The History of India, edited by A.V. Williams Jackson.
Edition Nationale.
London : The Grolier Society, 1906-07.
9 volumes. With colored frontispiece in each, illustrations, plates, maps.
V.l. From the earliest times to the sixth century B.C., by R.C. Dutt. -- v. 2. From the sixth century B.C. to the Mohammedan conquest, by V.A. Smith. -- v. 3. Mediaeval India from the Mohammedan conquest to the reign of Akbar the Great, by S. Lane-Poole. -- v. 4. From the reign of Akbar the Great to the fall of the Moghul empire, by S. Lane-Poole. -- v. 5. The Mohammedan period as described by its own historians, by Sir H.M. Elliot. -- v. 6. From the first European settlements to the founding of the English East India Company, by Sir W.W. Hunter. -- v. 7. The European struggle for Indian supremacy in the seventeenth century, by Sir W.W. Hunter. -- v. 8. From the close of the seventeenth century to the present time, by Sir. A.C. Lyall. -- v. 9. Historic accounts of India by foreign travellers, classic, oriental, and occidental, by A.V.W. Jackson.
“Edition Nationale", number 247 of 1,000 copies.
Bound in original black ¾ morocco, marbled boards, raised bands, spines gilt with elephant head and lotus motifs, gilt spine title, marbled endpapers, deckled edges.
H: 10 1/4 W: 7 1/2 in.Condition
Very Good. Covers and edges rubbed.
- Provenance
From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum.
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