THORNHILL, Mark.

The personal adventures and experiences of a magistrate

during the rise, progress, and suppression of the Indian Mutiny.

Stock Code 108808

London, Murray, 1884

£350.00 - £350.00

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£350.00 - £350.00

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A well-written narrative of the events of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 by Mark Thornhill, magistrate of Muttra (Mathura). One of the sources for J.G. Farrell's The Siege of Krishnapur.

First edition; 8vo, vi, 334 pp., 32 pages ads dated August 1884 at end, wood-engraved frontispiece and folding plan, original decorated green cloth gilt, spine faded, joints rubbed, light edge and corner wear, a good copy.

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