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INDIA - HODSON`S HORSE REGIMENT - A Leader of Light Horse: Life of Hodson of Hodson`s Horse, by Captain Lionel J. Trotter, 1901, first edition, 396pp, Orig. Cloth; The Life and Correspondence of Thomas Valpy French First Bishop of Lahore, by Rev. Herbert Birks, 1895, first edition 2 vols, 407pp 422pp, Orig. Cloth; The Bayard of India, A life of General Sir James Outram, Bart. G.C.B., Etc, by Captain Lionel J. Trotter, 1903, first edition, 320pp, Orig. Cloth; A Particular Account of the European Military Adventures of Hindustan from 1784-1803, by Herbert Compton, 1976, Second edition, 419pp, Orig. Cloth. (7)

INDIA & PUNJAB - HERBERT EDWARDES & THE SIKH WARS - A two volume first edition of A Year on the Punjab Frontier 1848-9, by Major Herbert B. Edwards, C.B, 1851, first edition 2 vols, 608pp, 734pp, Orig. Cloth rebacked. Edwardes` classic account of the 1848 Punjab rebellion, with three colour plates heightened in gold, plans, lithographic views, facsimile letter, and a large folding linen backed map outlined in colour. In 1848 on the Punjab frontier an "insurrection rapidly grew into a national movement by the Sikhs against the English occupation". That spring, following the murder of officers Agnew and Anderson at Multan, by order of the Sikh Governor Mulraj, the young Lt. Edwardes, who had arrived in India as a cadet in 1841, "raised a body of armed tribesmen, and rapidly formed a fairly disciplined and faithful force… He routed the rebel troops at Kineyri… and inflicted on the enemy a second defeat at Sadusam, in front of Multan…Young, alone, untrained in military science and unversed in active war, [Edwardes] had organized victory and rolled back rebellion" (DNB). "For his services he received the thanks of both houses of parliament, was promoted Major by Brevet, and created C.B. by special statute of the order… After the conclusion of peace Major Edwardes returned to England… and wrote and published his fascinating account of the scenes in which he had been engaged."

INDIA - LIFE OF HERBERT EDWARDES - HERO OF SIKH WARS - Memorials of the Life and Letters of Major-General Sir Herbert Edwardes, by his wife, 1886, First edition 2 vols, 408pp 489pp, original cloth. 16 illustrated plates. Detailed account of the Life of the Sikh War hero Edwardes written by his wife Emma, covering the Battles of Moodkee and Sobraon, the treaty of Byrowal, treachery at Mooltan, Afghan treaty, life at Peshawar and Jullandhar. Lt. Edwardes had arrived in India as a cadet in 1841, during the Sikh wars he "raised a body of armed tribesmen, and rapidly formed a fairly disciplined and faithful force… He routed the rebel Sikh troops at Kineyri… and inflicted on the enemy a second defeat at Sadusam, in front of Multan…Young, alone, untrained in military science and unversed in active war, [Edwardes] had organized victory and rolled back rebellion" (DNB). "For his services he received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament, was promoted Major by Brevet, and created C.B. by special statute of the order… After the conclusion of peace Major Edwardes returned to England… and wrote and published his fascinating account of the scenes in which he had been engaged."

INDIA - RARE MEMOIRS OF RANJIT SINGH`S COLONEL OF ARTILLERY - Soldier and Traveller: Memoirs of Alexander Gardner, Colonel of Artillery in the Service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Ed., By Major Hugh Pearse, 1898, First edition, 345pp, Original brick-red cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and in black on the upper cover. Frontispiece photogravure portrait of Gardner bedecked in a tartan Sikh uniform with matching turban. One other plate and two maps. Alexander Gardner (1785-1877), was an American adventurer and mercenary of Scottish extraction. He travelled Afghanistan, joining the rebel Habibullah, and then to the Punjab commanding units of Ranjit Sigh`s artillery forces. He recorded his adventures in contemporary diaries recounting them, apparently with embellishments, as an elderly man to Major Hugh Pearse. They have since gone down in literary folklore. His memoirs give biographical details of around 40 European Soldiers in Ranjit Singh`s service during the Sikh Kingdom.

INDIA - ALEXANDER BURNES & THE SIKH EMPIRE - Travels into Bokhara, The narrative of a Voyage on the Indus from the Sea to Lahore & an account of a Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia, by Sir Alexander Burnes, 1839, first edition 3 vols, 325pp 304pp 365pp, frontis of Ranjit Singh. An account of the Lahore Sikh court by Alexander Burnes. and insight into the Sikh kingdom, published whilst Ranjit Singh was alive and well. (3) Sir Alexander Burnes (1805-1841), British traveller, explorer and writer, was born on 16 May 1805. He joined the Bombay infantry in 1821. Upon his arrival in India, he devoted himself to the study of the local languages and was, while still an ensign, selected for the post of regimental interpreter. In 1829, he was transferred to the political department as assistant to the Political Resident in Cutch. In 1831, he was sent on a complimentary mission to Lahore, in charge of English horses, including a team of carthorses, four mares and a stallion, sent by the King of England as presents for Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The real object of Burnes` mission was to survey the River Indus and assess the power and resources of the Amirs of Sindh, then being threatened by the Maharaja. He submitted to his government a geographical and military memoir on Sindh, which formed the basis of Lord William Bentinck`s Indus navigation scheme, a political device cloaked under commercial garb which ultimately barred the advance of Sikh power towards Shikarpur and Sindh. Burnes records in his writings, observations on the Sikh State. He describes Maharaja Ranjit Singh`s habits and government; his passion for horses, his troops and horse artillery, his dancing girls and the Koh-i-Noor diamond. In January 1832, Burnes visited Lahore again to solicit from the Maharaja facilities of travel through the Punjab to Afghanistan, Central Asia and Baikh and Bokhara. Of the Maharaja he wrote: "I never quitted, the presence of a native of Asia with such impressions as I left this man; without education and without a guide, he conducts the affairs of his kingdom with surprising energy and vigour, and yet wields his power with a moderation quite unprecedented in an eastern prince."

INDIA - HODSON`S MEMOIRS OF SIKH WARS - Twelve Years of a Soldier`s Life in India, Extracts from the letters of the late Major W.S.R. Hodson, including a personal narrative of the Siege of Delhi and capture of the King and princes, Ed. by his brother Rev. George H. Hodson, 1859, second edition, 384pp, later cloth. Engraved portrait pasted on frontis. Extracts from letters covering Hodson`s service in the army of the East India Company from 1845 until his death at the Relief of Lucknow in 1858. Hodson served in the First Anglo-Sikh War at the battles of Moodkee, Ferozeshah, Sobraon, and occupation of Lahore in 1846. Active in the battle of Gujerat and the annexation of the Punjab in 1849. He was appointed adjutant of the corps of guides and after the outbreak of the Mutiny was commanded to raise a troop of irregular cavalry which was named after him. He participated in the recapture of Delhi in 1857 and was responsible for the capture of the King of Delhi and also three princes, the latter of whom he personally executed. Hodson`s career was controversial and he was accused of brutality and misappropriation of funds (hence the need for the vindication): Contemporaries of Hodson recorded (in their letters and memoirs) his abilities and qualities as a cavalry officer. General Hugh Gough said in his memoirs: `A finer or more gallant soldier never breathed. He had the true instincts of a leader of men; as a cavalry soldier he was perfection; a strong seat, a perfect swordsman, quick and intelligent`. A good copy of a scarce edition.

PUNJAB - HISTORY OF LAHORE BY LATIF - Lahore , Its History, Architectural Remains and Antiques, with an account of its Modern Institutions, Inhabitants, their Trade and Customs , by Syad Muhammad Latif, 1892, First edition, 426 pp, Orig boards, new spine, some pages chipped. Lacks map. Latif was a prominent historian of Punjab and wrote histories of the Punjab published in 1891 and followed this up with this volume with many engraved illustrations of the architecture and nobles of Lahore.

INDIA - LAND OF THE FIVE RIVERS - The Land of the Five Rivers and Sindh, by David Ross, 1883, first edition, 322pp, A fine ¾ calf copy with marbled boards and raised bands with gilt compartments to spine. Large handcoloured fold out map of the Punjab. Good clean copy. Scarce.

INDIA - LADY HELEN MACKENZIE IN LAHORE DURBAR - Life in the Mission, the Camp and the Zenana, Six years in India, by Mrs. Colin Mackenzie, 1853, first edition 3 vols, 359pp, 307pp, 336pp, Half Calf, ex-libris. With lithographed frontis to each volume - An Afghan Begum Smoking - A Sikh with his provisions and ammunition and bedding marching to join Chattar Sing - A Pahari Hill woman of Simla. A pull out plan to the Battle of Gujerat, Sketch showing the march to Chillianwallah in Vol II. Lady Helen Mackenzie was the wife of Sir Colin Mackenzie; she accompanied her husband to Lahore after the First Sikh War. Lieutenant-General Colin Mackenzie was a Scottish officer in the Indian Army who was active as a political officer in Afghanistan. Mackenzie was subsequently employed on the North-West Frontier to raise a Sikh regiment (the 4th), with which he kept the peace of the border during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. Lady Mackenzie was one of the first European women to meet the infant Maharajah Duleep Singh, and gave a glowing account of him. She later sketched the Maharajah and some of his courtiers and the results were later published in a folio of lithographs. Scarce.

INDIA - DESPATCHES OF FIRST SIKH WAR - The War In India, Despatches of Lt. Gen. Hardinge, General Lord Gough & Sir Harry Smith, comprising the engagements of Moodkee, Ferozeshah, Aliwal & Sobraon, by Gough and Smith, 1846, Second Edition, 193pp, Contemp. Calf, ownership inscription from an officer of the 40th Regt. Rare volume on the correspondence and communications sent between the Governor General and his Generals during the First Sikh War, includes various hand coloured maps and plans of battle.

INDIA - TRAVELS OF VON ORLICH IN PUNJAB - Travels in India, Including, Sinde and the Punjab, by Captain Leopold Von Orlich, Trans. By H. Evans Lloyd, 1845, First edition 2 vols, 278pp 314pp, Original cloth rebacked. Coloured litho. frontis. to Volume 1, with numerous lithographed and engraved plates. (2) Von Orlich arrived in Lahore in January 1843 during the reign of Maharajah Sher Singh. He writes of the late Runjeet Singh, death of his son Kharak Singh and Naunihal Singh, describes in detail the Punjab and the Sikhs, Raja Dhean Singh, Fakir Azizuddin and Rani Chand Kaur, grand festivities held in Lahore and a reception for Maharajah Sher Singh. Scarce.

LAHORE - VICTOR JACQUEMONT AT THE COURT OF RANJIT SINGH - Letters from India, Describing a Journey in the British Dominions of India, Tibet, Lahore and Cashmeer, during the years 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, undertaken by order of the French Government by Victor Jacquemont, 1835, second edition 2 vols, 363pp 374pp, original cloth. Small Engraved frontispieces and vignette half-titles to each. First published in French in 1833, the year after Jacquemont`s death, the English first edition was 1834. Jacquemont was one of the founders of the Société d`Histoire Naturelle, worked at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, and studied geology under Arago at the École des Mines. In 1827 he was invited by Pierre Louis Cordier of the Musée d`Histoire Naturelle to undertake a fully-salaried scientific expedition to India. Landing in Pondicherry in 1828, he proceeded to Calcutta, thence to Benares, Agra, and Delhi "and in the company of Lord William Bentinck arrived in 1830 at Simla." (Howgego) While there he joined the Gerard brothers in explorations of the passes leading to Tibet, claiming to have crossed into the country twice, and was encouraged by them to obtain permission to visit Kashmir. At Lahore, he successfully obtained audiences with Ranjit Singh who granted the necessary authority, and Jacquemont headed into Kashmir. Arriving at the Court of Ranjit Singh in 1831 he made detailed notes and descriptions of all his family members and courtiers, "Unlike most of his contemporaries he made no attempt to disguise himself." Deserted by his porters, subjected to incessant heat, he was captured by a bandit adherent of Ranjit, Nihal Singh "who was desperately in need of a prestigious hostage." But so persuasive was Jacquemont that Nihal was soon a trusted servant who accompanied him to Srinagar; "He spent four months there, making forays into the surrounding country and amassing a considerable collection of plants, stuffed birds and fishes, and geological specimens." Returning to Delhi, he was stricken with ill-health and died in 1832 at Bombay of an abscess on the liver. His letters proved to be immensely successful, perhaps because of their providing what the DIB describes as "a most vivid account of the social condition of India in those days". Scarce memoir.

INDIA - TRAVELS OF VICTOR JACQUEMONT - Letters from India 1829-32, being a selection from the Correspondence of Victor Jacquemont, Trans. by Catherine Alison Phillips, 1936, First edition, 372pp, cloth. Jacquemont was one of the founders of the Société d`Histoire Naturelle, worked at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, and studied geology under Arago at the École des Mines. In 1827 he was invited by Pierre Louis Cordier of the Musée d`Histoire Naturelle to undertake a fully-salaried scientific expedition to India. Landing in Pondicherry in 1828, he proceeded to Calcutta, thence to Benares, Agra, and Delhi "and in the company of Lord William Bentinck arrived in 1830 at Simla." (Howgego) While there he joined the Gerard brothers in explorations of the passes leading to Tibet, claiming to have crossed into the country twice, and was encouraged by them to obtain permission to visit Kashmir. At Lahore, he successfully obtained audiences with Ranjit Singh who granted the necessary authority, and Jacquemont headed into Kashmir. Arriving at the Court of Ranjit Singh in 1831 he made detailed notes and descriptions of all his family members and courtiers "Unlike most of his contemporaries he made no attempt to disguise himself." Deserted by his porters, subjected to incessant heat, he was captured by a bandit adherent of Ranjit, Nihal Singh "who was desperately in need of a prestigious hostage." But so persuasive was Jacquemont that Nihal was soon a trusted servant who accompanied him to Srinagar; "He spent four months there, making forays into the surrounding country and amassing a considerable collection of plants, stuffed birds and fishes, and geological specimens." Returning to Delhi, he was stricken with ill-health and died in 1832 at Bombay of an abscess on the liver. His letters proved to be immensely successful, perhaps because of their providing what the DIB describes as "a most vivid account of the social condition of India in those days".

INDIA - LORD LAWRENCE OF PUNJAB - Life of Lord Lawrence, by R. Bosworth Smith, 1885, Sixth edition 2 Vols, 542pp 557pp, Original cloth. Portrait frontispiece and folding coloured map of Delhi. John Lawrence was Viceroy of India in the mid 19th century. Lawrence was Magistrate of Delhi (India) and Chief Commissioner of the Punjab, and fought in the First Afghan War. The account has much on India and Afghanistan.

INDIA - THE SIKH WARS - The Sikhs and the Sikh Wars, The Rise, Conquest and annexation of the Punjab State, by Gen. Sir Charles Gough and Arthur Innes, 1897, first edition, 303pp, original red cloth. With large pull out map of the Punjab, bound in dark red cloth with gilt titles to spine. A most formidable work on the battles of the Sikh wars and its subsequent annexation to British India.

SLEEMAN`S RECOLLECTIONS OF INDIA - Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official, by Lieutenant Colonel W.H. Sleeman, 1844, First Edition 2 volumes, 459pp 479pp, original Decorative Cloth. Worn, binding loose, cloth on spine missing on both volumes. Vol.1: Xii,478, p. Vol.2: Vii, 458p.. Illustrated with chromolithographs, Abbey "Travel" 466, Garrison-Morton 2077.1 ( Sleeman, although not a physician, gave the first account of a toxic malady, Lathyrism). 2 Vols. Deals with Sleeman`s suppression of the Thuggees and Dacoits, moves to end Suttee but also records his interest in Indian traditional life and natural history, being the first discoverer of dinosaur fossils in Asia. In Volume 1, he draws on his travels and experiences, and in 48 chapters discusses myriad aspects of Indian life, including Hinduism, local festivals and folklore, natural history and disease. In Volume 2 Sleeman examines many issues related to governance, such as land, tax, military discipline and the justice system. The work includes plates of some of the spectacular buildings that he visits.

INDIA - SIR MICHAEL O`DWYER & THE AMRITSAR MASSACRE - India as I knew it 1885- 1925, by Sir Michael O`Dwyer, 1925, first edition, 453pp, original cloth. A personal narrative of a time when the author and his wife were in India from 1885 to 1925. He was a Civil Servant in the Punjab, the Native States of Rajputana, Hyderabad, and Central India, and on the North-West Frontier. O`Dwyer became the Governor of the Punjab during the time of the Amritsar Massacre, and gave his backing to the actions of General Dyer who shot civilians at Amritsar in 1919. As a consequence O`Dwyer was assassinated in London by Udham Singh, a Sikh survivor of the Amritsar Massacre in 1940.

INDIA - LAHORE POLITICAL DIARIES - Punjab Government Records, Records of the Delhi Residency and Agency, 1911, first edition volume 1, 488pp, original cloth; Punjab Government Records, Records of the Ludhiana Agency, 1911, first edition volume 2, 465pp, original cloth; Punjab Government Records, Political Diaries of the Agent to the Governor-General, North-West Frontier and Resident at Lahore, 1911, first edition volume 3, 469pp, original cloth; Punjab Government Records, Journals and Diaries of the Assistants to the Agent, Governor-General, North-West Frontier and Resident at Lahore 1846- 1849, 1911, first edition volume 4, 570pp, original cloth; Punjab Government Records, Political Diaries of Lieutenant H.B. Edwards 1847- 1849, 1911, first edition volume 5, 338pp, original cloth; Punjab Government Records, Political Diaries of Lieutenant Reynall Taylor, Mr. Sandys Melvill, Pandit Kunahya Lal, Mr. Vans Agnew, Lieutenant Nicholson, Mr Bowring and Mr. Cocks, 1847-49, 1911, first edition volume 6, 445pp, original cloth; Punjab Government Records, Mutiny Records, Correspondence, in two parts, 1911, first edition volume 7 part 1, 445pp, original cloth, Punjab Government Records, Mutiny Records, Correspondence, in two parts, 1911, first edition volume 7 part 2, 410pp, original cloth, Punjab Government Records, Mutiny Records, Reports, in two parts, 1911, first edition volume 8 part 1, 406pp, original cloth. Detailed day by day accounts of the affairs of the Lahore Durbar as recorded by the British resident, under Punjab Intelligence includes key figures Maharani Jindan, Goolab, Sandhawalias, Dina Nath, Sardar Tej Singh, Milraj, Lal Singh, Maharajah Duleep Singh, Shere Singh Atari, Attar Singh Atariwala and every other courtier of the time is mentioned. The diary shows internal and intense happenings inside the Durbar at a critical junction in the Sikh Kingdom between the Sikh Wars, including stealing of money from Treasury, (Tej Singh concealing one crore of rupees from the durbar), discharging of certain troops, jealousy between Sirdar Shere Singh and Tej Singh, Akalee Man Singh caught as a conspirator in the Prema Plot, Duleep Singh declines to put tilak on Tej Singh, removal of Maharani to Sheikhapura, the diaries draw a list of lovers of the Maharani, and Lahore ministers British do not trust, entries include Govindghur Fort, Amritsar Mint, Troubles with Akalees, etc. (9)

DULEEP SINGH & THE ANNEXATION OF THE PUNJAB - The Annexation of the Punjab and the Maharajah Duleep Singh, by Major Evans Bell, 1882, First Edition, 108pp, original red embossed cloth with gilt titles to front and spine. Major Bell was a professional agitator and was appointed by Duleep Singh to write his biography. The book was met with much criticism especially as Bell stated that Lord Dalhousie allowed the Siege in Multan to escalate into a full scale battle so that annexation of the Punjab to British India could take place.

INDIA - DIWAN MOOLRAJ OF MULTAN - Trial of Diwan Mul Raj, Governor of Multan, Punjab Government Record Office Publications, Monograph No. 14, by Sita Ram Kohli, 1932, first edition, 191pp, paper boards worn. Mulraj was the leader of the Sikh rebellion against the British from Multan. He was son of Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra who was appointed as Governor of the City of Multan by the Sikh Emperor, Maharaja Ranjit Singh. In 1848 General Van Agnews was ordered by the British Resident to go to the city of Multan and take control of the Governorship from Diwan Moolraj who had been appointed by the Sikh Durbar. Moolraj refused to hand over the city and its fort and killed Agnews and his officers, hence starting the rebellion leading to the Second Sikh War. Diwan Mulraj was part of the last Sikh stand against the British and was supported by Sikh Saint Bhai Maharaj Singh, Sikh Sardars from West Punjab, and Punjabi Muslims. After British captured Multan, Diwan Mulraj was imprisoned and died in a jail near Calcutta, India.

INDIA - LAHORE DURBAR OF RANJIT SINGH - The Lahore Darbar, In the light of the Correspondence of Sir C. M. Wade, 1823-1840, Punjab Government Record Office Publications, Monograph No. 1, by R.R. Sethi, 1950, first edition, 394pp, original boards. Correspondence of Col Claude Wade (1823-1840), during his visit to Ranjit Singh in 1830s. Original boards with cloth spine, 1950, 404pp, with maps. In 1838 Wade was sent to Ranjit Singh to sign a Treaty between the British in regards to displacing Dost Mohammed Khan and securing Shah Shuja. The Shah objected to various articles, but he secured various assurances from the British Government, Shah Shuja raised his contingent of 6,000 at Ludhiana, and through the combined help of the British and the Sikhs he was placed on his ancestral throne on August, 7, 1839. Claude`s special mission in 1838 to Peshawur to join the Sikh army with Shahzada Timoor meant he was amongst the first to force the Khyber Pass.

INDIA - EVENTS AT THE COURT OF MAHARAJAH RANJIT SINGH - Events at the Court of Ranjit Singh 1810- 1817, Punjab Government Record Office Publications, Monograph No. 17; translated from the papers in the Alienation Office, Ed. by Lt-Col. H. L. O. Garrett and G. L. Chopra, 1935, first edition, 330pp, original boards. An accounts of the early affairs of the reign of Maharajah Ranjit Singh and his early conquests.

INDIA - THE GREAT TRUNK ROAD OF PUNJAB - The Grand Trunk Road in the Punjab 1849- 1886, Punjab Government Record Office Publications, Monograph No. 1, by K.M. Sarkar, first edition, 49pp, original boards. History of Asia`s longest and oldest road which runs from Bangladesh through Punjab, to Lahore and then to Afghanistan.

INDIA - TRAVELLERS TO PUNJAB - The Punjab a Hundred Years Ago, Punjab Government Record Office Publications, Monograph No. 18; as described by V. Jacquemont (1831) and A. Soltykoff (1842), Trans. and ed. by H.L.O. Garrett, 1935, first edition, 131pp, original boards. Prince Soltykoff was a Russian artist and traveller in Persia and India. He ended up making two voyages in 1841-43 and 1844-46, and achieving the sobriquet `The Indian` from the Russian and French aristocracy. In 1849 he published a selection of his letters in French accompanied by his drawings, which became very well known in Europe "Lettres sur L`Inde". Paris, 1848. In 1851 the book was translated into Russian and became an instant success: it truly enraptured the Russian reading public. Jacquemont was a French botanist and geologist. Jacquemont travelled to India in 1828, and remained there for the rest of his life. He visited Amber in Rajputana, met with the Sikh Emperor Ranjit Singh at his capital of Lahore, and visited the kingdom of Ladakh in the Himalaya. He also visited Bardhaman in Bengal in November 1829. He died of cholera in Bombay on December 7, 1832.

INDIA - PUNJAB AS A SOVEREIGN STATE - The Punjab as a Sovereign State 1799-1839, by Gulshan Lall Chopra, 1928, first edition, 352pp, original cloth. A detailed study of events leading to the unification of the Punjab under Ranjit Singh, Relations of Ranjit Singh with his neighbours, Army of the Punjab, Civil Administrations, Court and Camp of Ranjit Singh. Includes a fold out map of the Punjab. A fine copy.

INDIA - PUNJAB & THE WAR - The Punjab and the War, Compiled by M.S. Leigh, 1922, first edition, 285pp, original cloth. A history of the Punjab state and its contribution to the First World War. Chapters include, The Home Front, Man Power, War Efforts of the Indian States, Roll of Honour, List of non-officials to whom major rewards were granted for war services, List of honours granted by Government to Chiefs and officers of Indian States, The Fighting fronts, and After the War. A fine copy.

INDIA - MEMOIRS OF MAHARAJAH DULEEP SINGH`S GUARDIAN - Lady Login`s Recollections, Court Life and Camp Life 1820 -1904, by E. Dalhousie Login, 1916, first edition, 340pp, original cloth. Colour frontis of Lady Login, tissue protected and a further 8 b/w illus. + including a photo of Duleep Singh, John Login and Lady Login. B/w facsimile of autograph letter from HM Queen Victoria to Lady Login. An intimate account of Lady Login`s time as a motherly figure to the young ruler of the Sikhs Duleep Singh from his time in the Punjab, at Fatehgarh, in England, and meeting his mother Maharani Jinda in London.

INDIA - MUTINY AT SIALKOT - The Mutiny in Sialkot, with a brief description of the Cantonment from 1852-1857, by Captain Gregory Rich, 1924, First edition, 80pp, original cloth. One of 1000 copies printed. Rare and scarce accounts of massacres that took place in Sialkot during the 1857 Indian Mutiny, compiled from copies of letters written by residents in July 1857, the Sialkot Gazetteer and memorial tablets in various cemeteries. The book gives personal accounts from individual witnesses and survivors and concludes with the fate of the Sialkot mutineers and the punishment of the ringleaders. Scarce.

INDIA - BARON HUGEL - ADVENTURER IN PUNJAB - Charles Von Hugel (April 25, 1795- June 2, 1870), 1905, second edition, 78pp, original cloth. Biography of one of the most famous travellers of Punjab and Kashmir in the 1830s. Charles von Hugel was an Austrian diplomat and army officer. In the 1830s he travelled the world and spent most of 1834 in the Swan River Colony (Perth, Western Australia), Van Diemen`s Land (Tasmania), Norfolk Island and New South Wales, observing the flora and collecting seeds. He was celebrated for introducing plants from New Holland (Australia) to European gardens. From 1831 to 1836 he travelled the Indian subcontinent, the Far East before returning to Europe via the Cape of Good Hope and Saint Helena. He was most intrigued by the Kashmir and Punjab regions of northern India, as he chose his experiences there to form the basis of the four-volume work published in the years following his return to Europe: Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek (Cashmere and the Realm of the Sikh). The first and third volumes relate von Hügel`s journey across northern India, including meetings with Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sikh ruler of the Punjab, in Lahore and a number of other European adventurers; the second volume provides an account of Kashmir`s history, geography and resources; and the fourth volume is a gazetteer.

INDIA - LETTERS OF LORD DALHOUSIE - Private Letters of the Marquess of Dalhousie, Ed. by J.G.A. Baird, 1910, First edition, 448pp, original cloth. James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess known as The Earl of Dalhousie between 1838 and 1849, was a Scottish statesman, and a colonial administrator in British India. He served as Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856. In 1849, under Dalhousie`s command, the British captured the princely state of Punjab.

INDIA - PUNJAB HILL STATION OF SIMLA - Simla Past and Present, by Edward J. Buck, First Edition 1904, 270pp, rebound. A most fascinating study of the popular Punjab Hill Station, which became the summer capital of the British Empire. Two maps, one folding to the front and with numerous photographic illustrations. Rare.

INDIA - LATIF`S HISTORY OF AGRA - Agra Historical and Descriptive, With an account of Akbar and his Court and of the Modern City of Agra, by Syad Muhammad Latif, 1896, first edition, 308pp, Original cloth. Illustrated with portraits of the Moghul Emperors and drawings of the principal architectural monuments of that city and its suburbs, and a fold out map of Agra. Latif was a prominent historian of India and wrote histories of the Punjab and Lahore. Scarce.

INDIA - PUNJAB FRONTIER FORCE - Brief account of the late Punjab Frontier Force, From its organization in 1849 to its re-distribution on 31st March 1903 (an account of 54 years), 1903, Compiled from various records by Rai Sahib Boyd Nath Dey, head clerk of the defunct Punjab Frontier. First edition, 85pp, full red calf. Inserted is a handwritten letter presenting the book.

INDIA - LORD LAWRENCE OF THE PUNJAB - Life of Lord Lawrence, by R. Bosworth Smith, 1883, second edition, 2 vols, 536pp, 654pp, contp. ¾ calf with raised band and gilt compartment and gilt titles to spine. Lawrence was an Englishman who became a prominent British Imperial statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869. During the First Sikh War of 1845 to 1846, Lawrence organized the supplying of the British army in the Punjab and became Commissioner of the Jullundur district, serving under his brother, the Governor of the province. In that role he was known for his administrative reforms, for subduing the hill tribes, and for his attempts to end the custom of suttee. In 1849, following the Second Sikh War, he became a member of the Punjab Board of Administration under his brother, and was responsible for numerous reforms of the province, including the abolition of internal duties, establishment of a common currency and postal system, and encouraged the development of Punjabi infrastructure, earning him the sobriquet of "the Saviour of the Punjab".

RARE SIGNED ACCOUNT OF THE SIKHS BY GENERAL SIR JOHN GORDON - The Sikhs, by General Sir John J.H. Gordon, K.C.B, 1904, First edition, 236pp. First Edition, 1904, 236pp, with colour frontis of Maharaja Ranjit Singh seated, after a sketch by Emily Eden. With 15 illustrations including Khem Singh Bedi, Sher Singh, and Ranjit Singh reviewing his army. Presentation copy inscribed to the author`s son John Frederic Gordon from John Gordon, dated 1905, on the half title. A fascinating account starting from the origin of the Sikhs with Nanak, Guru Govind Singh, Struggles of the Khalsa, Sikh Confederacies, Ranjit Singh, Decline of Monarchy, Sikh Wars, The Granth, and Sikhs under the British Crown. Rare. Orig. blue cloth, worn.

HISTORY OF THE SIKH PIONEERS REGIMENT - The History of the Sikh pioneers (23rd, 32nd, 34th), by Lieut-General Sir George MacMunn, 1936, 1st edition, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., London. xiv, 560 pages including appendices and index; illustrated / illustrations: plates, portraits, facsimilies, folding maps; 24 cm. Map on lining papers. Sections trace the history of the pioneers including Delhi 1857, Flying Columns, China Expedition, March to Pekin, Umbelya 1859-1865, Abyssinia 1867-1868, Second Afghan War 1878-1880, Indian Frontier 1888-1892 and on through the first World War to the Third Afghan War in 1919 and then to the disbandment in 1932.

INDIA - IBBETSON`S PUNJAB CASTES - Punjab Castes, being a reprint of the chapter on The Races, Castes and Tribes of the People, in the report on the census of the Punjab published by the late Sir Denzil Ibbetson KCSI., Lahore, 1916, First edition, 338pp, original cloth. Ibbetson`s famous works on the religions, tribes, occupations and sects of the Punjab with numerous tables and charts giving breakdowns of the various people of the Punjab.

INDIA - THE PUNJAB BY DOUIE - The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province and Kashmir, by Sir James Douie, 1916, First edition, 357pp, original cloth, 150 illustrations, Geography, people, history, natural history of Northern India. Profuse illustrations. Pull-out map, Patiala Sate, Punjab Princes, Amritsar, Lahore, Punjab Coinage etc. from photos. VG+ in orig map stamped front cover.

INDIA - MEMOIRS OF SIR GEORGE CAMPBELL - Memoirs of my Indian Career, Sir George Campbell, ed. by Sir Charles Bernard, 1893, first edition, 2 vols, with portrait frontis. Chapters include the Sikh Country, Furlough, the Cis-Sutlej States, The sepoy Mutiny, Oude, Calcutta, Orissa Famine, Central province, Bengal, a most scarce 2 volume account with a detailed account of the Punjab and the country of the Sikhs.

DIARY IN INDIA BY WILLIAM RUSSELL - My diary in India in the year 1858-9, by William Howard Russell, 1860, first edition 2 vols, 408pp 420pp, original cloth. Frontispiece to each volume, 12 plates, folding map. First edition. William Howard Russell (1820-1907) was a journalist and the first celebrity war correspondent. Beginning in 1854, he spent two years covering the Crimean War for the London Times. In December 1857 Russell was sent to India to cover the rebellion, and "though much of the mutiny had passed, this highly experienced journalist participated in the final retaking of Lucknow with Commander-in-Chief Sir Colin Campbell and the follow-up campaign in Oudh. Russell`s entries reflect a sharply critical evaluation of the depth of British violence in suppressing the mutiny and the subsequently high levels of racial feelings. Russell`s view ranges over not only the obvious campaigning, but also touches on the agricultural richness of Oudh, the torturous extremes of Indian weather, and his personal observations of native life. Russell`s views of British involvement are slightly cynical for the times in his belief that the Indian was better off under native rule and that the future of British involvement in India was bleak at best" (Riddick, Glimpses of India, p. 77). Sorsky 926, Riddick 247, Abbey Travel 491. Scarce.

INDIA - KINGDOM OF OUDE - A journey throughout the Kingdom of Oude. In 1849-1850, With private correspondence relative to the annexation of Oude to British India, by W.H. Sleeman, Resident at the court of Lucknow. 1858, first edition 2 vols, 331pp 424pp, original cloth. Vol I: Folding map, lxxx + 337pp. Vol II: vi + 424pp. Sleeman`s great work in India was the suppression of thuggery. He advised against the British annexation of Oude.

INDIA - NARRATIVES OF THE MUTINY OF 1857 - Two accounts of the Mutiny, Narratives of the Mutiny in Delhi, Trans. by Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1898, first edition, 257pp, original cloth; A Lady`s Diary of the Siege of Lucknow, Written for the perusal of friends and family at home, 1858, first edition, 208pp, original cloth. (2)

INDIA - PUNJAB`S EMINENT HINDUS - Punjab`s Eminent Hindus, Being Biographical and Analytical Sketches of Twenty Hindu Ministers, Judges, Politicians, Educationists and Legislators of the Punjab by some well-known writers of this Province, Ed. by N.B. Sen, 1943, first edition, 153pp, original cloth. The volume lists 20 of the Punjab eminent Hindus including the Lala Lajput Rai who died at Lahore and inspired Bhagat Singh and his Ghaddar Party. Accompanied by 20 photographic portraits to each biography.

INDIA - PUNJAB & THE INDIAN MUTINY - The Crisis in the Punjab from the 10th of May until the Fall of Delhi, with a map, Frederic Cooper, 1858, 254pp, Original Cloth; Notes From a Diary kept chiefly in Southern India 1881 -1886, by Sir Mountstuart E. Grant Duff, 1899, first edition 2 volumes, 373pp 369 pp, original cloth. (3) A British Indian civil servant`s account of the first four months of the Indian Mutiny in 1857, stressing the loyalty of his province, the Punjab. A vivid account of the first four months of the Mutiny, detailing the fate met by many mutinous regiments including the annihilation of the disarmed 26th Bengal NI by the author`s command: `Ten by ten the sepoys were called forth. Their names having been taken down in succession, they were pinioned, linked together, and marched to execution; a firing party being in readiness`. The sepoys behaved with honour and deportment, but when the executions had reached 237, The remainder refused to come out of the bastions where they were housed: The doors were opened and behold! They were nearly all dead! Unconsciously, the tragedy of Howells Black Hole had been re-enacted. Forty-five bodies, dead from fright, exhaustion, fatigue, heat and partial suffocation, were dragged into light, and consigned, in common with all the other bodies, into one common pit, by the hands of the village sweepers. One much wounded survivor was Reprieved for Queens evidence and forwarded to Lahore. Here his luck ran out, however, as he was blown away from a cannon. Cooper`s strong and decisive action was controversial and this account was to explain the need for his actions. Contains tables of the disposition of troops prior and subsequent to the Mutiny outbreak and various other matters.

INDIA - RARE PUNJAB SIKH WAR JOURNAL 1849 - Leaves from the Journal of a Subaltern, During the Campaign in the Punjaub, September 1848 to March 1849, 1849, first edition, 227pp, original embossed cloth. 1849 [Daniel August Sandford], Blackwood, An account of Sandford`s experiences as a member of the 2nd European Regiment during the Second Sikh War. He fought at the battles of Ramnuggur, Chilianwalla and Gujerat, against "those rascally Sikhs", but found time to play cricket whenever possible, and he provides vivid and evocative accounts of the heat of battle, the hails of bullets and shells, and the sight of the dead and injured at these hard-fought actions. Sandford also touches on the rigours of military life - `We have not had any pay issued for three months. Our servants hardly get food enough to keep them alive.`

INDIA - PUNJAUB BY COLONEL STEINBACH 1846 - The Punjaub; being a Brief Account of The Country of the Sikhs, Its extent, History, Commerce, Productions, Government, Manufacturers, Laws, Religion, etc., by Lieut-Colonel Steinbach, 1846, second edition, 183pp, original cloth. Scarce. Lieut. Colonel Steinbach, late of the service of Maharajah Runjeet Singh and his Immediate Successors. London; Smith, Elder and Co.; 1846; 8vo; colorized frontis fold-out map. Original cloth binding, Map has a couple of short closed tears and creases along extremities. A most rare and firsthand account of an officer who served in the Sikh Kingdom at Lahore but defected after the First Anglo Sikh war. A fine copy.

A Royal Crown Derby special 10th anniversary edition name stand paperweight, exclusive to the collectors guild, gold stopper, printed mark; a hexagonal box and cover in the Imari pallet,first quality (2)

Melville, Herman; `Redburn` Volume One, London: Bentley, 1849, first edition.

Copley, Esther; `The Housekeeper`s Guide` London, Jackson and Walford, 1834, first edition, Illustrated with plates of butcher`s diagrams etc. (a/f)

A box of assorted topic hardback Books, including a first edition of `Our Old Town` by Thomas Miller (London: Clowes and Sons, c.1857), a first edition of `Gideon Giles` by Thomas Miller (London: Nicholson and Sons, c.1841) and a 1946 Rugby Football Jubilee Souvenir pamphlet.

FAULDING, GERTRUDE. M, `Nature Children`, 1911 first edition, Henry Frowde

BACON, SIR FRANCIS, `Cases of Treason`, 1641 first edition political pamphlet

TURBUTT, GLADWYN, `A History of Derbyshire`, 1999 first edition, four volume (4)

POOLE, GEORGE AYLIFFE, `York Cathedral and its Antiquities`, 1850 first edition

OLDFIELD, EDMUND, `A Topographical & Historical Account of Wainfleet and Wapentake of Candleshoe.............`, 1829 first edition

THOMPSON, PISHEY, `Collections for a Topographical and Historical Account of Boston and The Hundred Skinbeck`, 1820 first edition, (boards detached but present)

FLEMING, IAN, `The Spy Who Loved Me`, 1962 first edition, Jonathan Cape

PLOT, ROBERT, `The Natural History of Staffordshire` 1686 first edition, re-bound in full leather with raised bands and gilt lettering at spine (lacks geniology plate and county map)

FLEMING, IAN, `On Her Majesty`s Secret Service`, 1963 first edition

FLEMING, IAN, `Thunderball`, 1961 first edition