Low, Sidney — A Vision of India

Smith, Elder, & Co. London xiv, 365, [2]-ads, frontis, 31 b/w plates, map. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gilt, worn, rubbed and a little marked, spine faded; page edges uncut, endpapers browned, some scattered foxing. A printed slip from the publisher is tipped in at the front reminding booksellers that it has been supplied 'on terms which will not admit of their allowing a discount from the advertised price.' Good.. Illustrated by photgraphs by the author and others. Second edition. The author was Special Correspondent of the <i>Standard</i> accompanying the Prince and Princess of Wales during their visit to the Empire of India in 1905-1906. The material for this book is concerned mainly with the author's account of the 'conditions of life and society prevailing in India, rather than to furnish a circumstantial record of the tour, or to describe in detail those places of historical, antiquarian, and aesthetic interest which were included in the official itinerary.' - Preface..