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[BENGAL] W. HUNTER / Chr. WOLF and ESCHELSKROON Description of Pegu and the Island of Ceylon, containing accurate and new details on the climate, produce, trade, government, customs, and practices of these regions. Paris, Maradan, 1793, 1 vol. in-8, 354 pp. First edition. Full grained calfskin binding, smooth spine with “grotesque” decoration. A water stain at the end of the volume; otherwise a fine copy. Note that Jean-Christophe Wolf’s account (pages 97–354) has a separate title page dated the same day as the general title page (“ The Life and Adventures of Jean-Christophe Wolf, First Secretary of State at Jaffanapatnan on the Island of Ceylon, with a Description of That Island, Its Natural Products, and the Manners and Customs of Its Inhabitants”). XXX [W. BOLTS] Civil, Political, and Commercial Conditions of Bengal, or a History of the Conquests and Administration of the English Company in That Country. Maastricht, J.-Ed. Dufour and Ph. Roux, 1778, 2 volumes in 1 in-8 volume, illustrated with a frontispiece (of 2) and a large fold-out map. Period full calf binding, spine with raised bands and ornamentation. Excellent condition despite the missing frontispiece from Volume 1
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