Gerald Ritchie — The Ritchies in India

London, John Murray, 1820 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Gerald Ritchie's account of the experiences of his family in India. The first edition of this very scarce work.A biographical examination of the life of William Ritchie during his time in India. William Ritchie was Advocate-General of Bengal. He was the cousin of novelist William Makepeace Thackeray.Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty monochrome plates, a folding map, and a folding genealogical table. Collated, complete.With former owner's inscription to head of front free endpaper.Tipped in errata.Including extracts from William Ritchie's 1817-1862 correspondences. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light rubbing to rear board. Hinges strained, and somewhat tender. Inscription to head of front free endpaper, with two small labels to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound, but with frontispiece detached and loosely inserted. Pages clean and bright. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .