Robert Montgomery Martin — The British Colonies

London, The London Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, c1853-55. Cloth. Robert Montgomery Martin's impressive and extensive history of the British Empire, this set including divisions VI and IX. Two divisions of Robert Montgomery Martin's impressive 'The British Colonies', which ran to twelve divisions, and is often seen bound in six or three volumes.This set includes divisions VI and IX, which covers parts of New Zealand, and British India, for Volumes III and V.In this well researched work, Martin explores the entirety of the British Empire, as it was during the heyday of Victorian England. Martin worked as Colonial Treasurer of Hong Kong, and was a founding member of the Statistical Society of London, the Colonial Society, and the East India Association.Twelve pages of subscribers names to the front, including Queen Victoria.Bound without the plates.Undated, dated from WorldCat. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities, resulting in loss to the head and tail of the spines, heavier to Division IX. Cloth is a little discoloured with some marks. Small chip to the front board of Division IX, and a damp stain to the rear board. Front hinge of Division VI is strained, rear hinge is tender. Small tidemark to the front paste down and endpaper of Division VI, larger tidemark to the rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Bound without the plates. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .