An Anthology Of Writings In Praise Of The First City In India
The Charm of Bombay An Anthology Of Writings In Praise Of The First City In India
D.B. Taraporevala, Sons and Co., 1915.
First edition. 8vo. In the original publisher's red silk covered binding, gilt vignette to upper cover, gilt lettering to spine. Patterned endpapers. A near fine copy, the covers bright, spine a little faded, hinges tender.
A locally printed anthology of writings on Bombay (now Mumbai). Including the seventeenth century accounts of Streynsham, Fryer and Ovington, but predominantly featuring nineteenth century visitors, residents and luminaries. It also includes the accounts of a number of female travellers and residents, including Anna Brassey, Elizabeth Grant and Flora Steel.
Uncommon, with just three copies in UK libraries (BL, Cambridge, Manchester).
Stock ID: 44179
