This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ...forces in Delhi was ordered to be sent in daily, in order to prepare the pay account. A soldier at Selimgarh had his head taken off by a cannonball. Orders issued to exclude all armed men from the Dewan-i-Khas (Hall of Audience). Youths without turbans were also to be excluded, as being both distasteful and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ...forces in Delhi was ordered to be sent in daily, in order to prepare the pay account. A soldier at Selimgarh had his head taken off by a cannonball. Orders issued to exclude all armed men from the Dewan-i-Khas (Hall of Audience). Youths without turbans were also to be excluded, as being both distasteful and disrespectful to the King. Ahmed Khan, Resaldar of the 4th Cavalry, with several sowars, deserted from the English, bringing with them several thousand rupees; they made their way into the city in the evening. The King sent for the General Bakht Khan, but owing to pressure of business he could not attend. The King sent a tdwiz (a charm worn round the arm) to Ahmed Kuli Khan, with a verbal message to cover it with iron and bind it on his arm, and he would be victorious. Report said that three companies of Europeans and three guns had marched from Agra, and would encamp that evening at the tomb of Safdar Jang Khan, and would march in the morning for Alipur. The King visited the Asud Battery, and inspected the arrangements. Two spies were sent to Jeypur to ascertain if any force were coming from Bombay. Orders issued for the whole of the troops to parade in the morning. Three spies from the English camp were to-day taken in Mahommed Bakht Khan's camp, and were executed there. Two men carrying bottles of brandy in a dirty bag were arrested. An elephant from the English camp was captured and brought into the city. Orders issued to all the police officers to the effect that Mahommed Kuli Khan had been appointed Magistrate over the city with full powers. July 7.--Amin-u-di'n Khan, Mirza Zia-u-di'n Khan, and Mir Hamed Al i Khan waited on the King. A letter was received from Wallidad Khan, chief of Bulubgarh, saying that he had been attacked by the...
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Add this copy of Two Native Narratives of the Mutiny in Delhi, to cart. $32.00, very good condition, Sold by Liberty Book Shop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Avis, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1974 by Seema Publications.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Orange cloth, slight edge rubbing, former owner's bookplate inside front, slight soiling and foxing on page edges. In edge worn, slightly chipp ed, spine faded DJ. Now protected in a mylar jacket. First Indian edition of 1898 UK work.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 259 pages.
Add this copy of Two Native Narratives of the Mutiny in Delhi; to cart. $135.78, good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1898 by A. Constable & co.
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Good. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover shows heavy wear and rubbing to the corners, light soiling, fading. Pages are tanned with minor annotation. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
Add this copy of Two Native Narratives of the Mutiny in Delhi. to cart. $154.14, very good condition, Sold by J. Patrick McGahern Books, Inc rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ottawa, ON, CANADA, published by Delhi. Seema Publications. 1974.
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Dust Jacket Included. 8vo. 21.5cm, first indian edition, 259p., frontis portrait, index, orange cloth, a very good to fine copy in very good to fine price clipped jacket (scs).
Add this copy of Two Native Narratives of the Mutiny in Delhi to cart. $157.00, good condition, Sold by Alphaville Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hyattsville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1898 by Archibald Constable & Co..
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Good. No Jacket. Boards moderately soiled and sunned with soiling which somewhat obscures gold embossing at spine. Edge of front board has 1/2" abrasion through the linen to board below. Rear board has indent where the volume had been set for some time on some narrow object or ledge with weight on it. There is foxing to endpapers and flyleaves as well as the final page of ads. Also, light foxing to the title page and a few other pages. Having so described the book, it is still an internally clean and tight copy and gives a reasonable appearance. Large folding map at rear is present and in crisp condition.