Sketches of Distinguished Hindoo & Mahomedan Women (1875) :: rare illustrated First Edition

For bibliophiles and those interested in Indian history, we are pleased to offer one of the rarest ever First Editions on the women of India — Sketches of Distinguished Hindoo and Mahomedan Women — written in the nineteenth century.

First published in 1875 in New York, this rare First Edition includes absorbing chapters on some of the most prominent women in the history of India. This book was authored by Mrs. E. J. Humphrey, a lady missionary-author who worked extensively in India from 1857 to 1864.

Many images of this precious rarity, including the table of contents and the list of illustrations, are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested. 

GEMS OF INDIA — SKETCHES OF DISTINGUISHED HINDOO AND MAHOMEDAN WOMEN

Author: Mrs. E. J. Humphrey

Frontispiece engraving by: Felter SC

Publisher: Nelson & Phillips, New York, 1875 — Extremely Rare Antiquarian First Edition

Copyright registered in the year: 1875, under the Act of Congress in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington

Format: Hardcover. Professionally bound in high-quality, smooth-finish blue marbled paper.

Size: 19 cm x 12.7 cm

Pages: 206 pages (including 4 illustrative plates) + 10 pages of the publisher's catalogue. Printed on high-grade paper.

Condition: Pre-Owned. Excellent — Near Pristine. Pages clean and unmarked. Original tight binding. Slight, natural foxing/yellowing of some pages owing to age.

Impressions of pressed leaves & flowers: The original owner had pressed some leaves & flowers in this book that have left a characteristic impression in a few pages; images of the three pages bearing such impressions are attached herewith. One pressed flower is still intact; please refer to the last image.

Remarks: Painstakingly sourced, this true First Edition is immensely rare and hard to find, let alone in such exemplary condition as the one we are offering now. The value of this particular book that we are offering lies in its extreme rarity for being the very First Edition that was originally published in New York in 1875, and for its exemplary condition with all the illustrative plates intact.

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