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Lt Col Malcolm: "Sketch of the Sikhs; a singular nation...", 1812, 1st ed, tooled calf, marbled end papers, bookplate for Frances Mary Curer
(Sketch of the Sikhs: A Singular Nation, who inhabit the provinces of the Penjab, situated between the rivers Jumma and Indus by Lieutenant Colonel Malcom, author of the political sketch of India. Published 1812. Printed for John Murray, London, 198pp, 1st Edition, fine copy, gilt tooling on spine. Provenance: Eshton Hall, Craven, Yorkshire. From the collection of Frances Mary Richardson Curer (1785-1861) with a book plate inside the front cover. A British heiress and renowned book collector. A particularly fine copy, the 1st ever comprehensive book published on the Sikhs by the western world.)
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