Books on India (5). Capper, John, the Three Presidencies of India: a history of the rise and progress of the British Indian possessions, from the earliest records to the present time. with an account of their government, religion, manners, customs, education, etc., etc, London, Ingram, Cooke & Co., 1853, Large folding map, numerous wood-engaved illus., xii,492,(4)pp., old library label on flyleaf, old library stamp on title and a couple in text, inner hinges splitting, 8vo., pub. blind-stamped cloth, spine faded. Nevertheless, a decent copy; Prinsep, Henry T., History of the Political and Military Transactions in India during the administration of the Marquess of Hastings 1813-1823. Enlarged from the Narrative published in 1820, London, Kingsbury, Parbury, & Allen, 1825. 2 volumes complete. Best edition, Vol. one - Frontis. portrait, five etched plates (foxed), 4 large folding maps, xxv,484pp.,(1)p. adverts. Vol.2 - Large folding map, 2 folding tables, (4),487pp. Large 8vo. Uncut and unopened. Some occasional spotting, pale blue old ownership stamp of a parliamentary library on half-title or title, last page of text and on blank versos of a couple of maps. No other markings. Original publisher's patterned cloth binding, paper title labels browned and edge-chipped not affecting text, minor repair to spine tops. a very good set; Campbell, Major General John, a Personal Narrative of Thirteen Years Service amongst the Wild Tribes of Khondistan for the Suppression of Human Sacrifice, London, Hurst and Blackett, 1864, Wood-engraved frontis., titlepage vignette and 5 plates, folding map, xii,320pp., titlepage and frontis. somewhat browned, occasional spots of foxing, marbled endpapers and edges, 8vo., contemporary 1/2 black calf and marbled boards, spine with raised bands gilt and contrasting title label, 2 bands slightly damaged, now stabilised with conservation leather dressing. Gilt stamp of a parliamentary library at spine base. No other external or internal markings; [ Rajah of Kolhapoor ] West, Capt. Edward W. [editor], Diary of the late Rajah of Kolhapoor, during his Visit to Europe in 1870, London, Smith Elder, 1872, Chromolitho portrait frontis., mounted woodburytype portrait [mount leaf spotted], extra titlepage with tinted litho illustration of the gateway of the palace, Kolhapoor, xxiv,147pp., some browning/spotting to blank endpapers, titlepages and adjacent to woodburytype, otherwise clean, small 4to., contemporary 1/2 calf with contrasting title label, marbled boards and endpapers, spine rubbed and marked and now stabilised with conservation leather dressing. Gilt crest of a parliamentary library at spine base and on front board but no other markings external or internal; Lumsden, General Sir Peter S. & Elsmie, George R., Lumsden of the Guides. a Sketch of the Life of Lieut-Gen. Sir Harry Burnett Lumsden, Kcsi, Cb, with Selections from his Correspondence and Occasional Papers. second Edition, London, John Murray, 1900, Frontis., 10 plates, folding map, 2 other maps, folding facsimile letter, (16),336,(8)pp., some light foxing to prelims. and pages facing some plates, old ownership signature in inside margin of title page, 8vo., modern 1/2 red morocco and marbled boards.