L'Inde anglaise en 1843

Belgian first edition, published simultaneously with the Paris edition by Comptoir des Imprimeurs-Unis.
Contemporary half sheep binding in tender green. Smooth spine decorated with romantic tools in mirror pattern, roulette at head and tail. Rubbing to headcaps. Fine copy, completely free of foxing, with decorative spines.
The author, a Frenchman of Irish origin, spent nine years in British possessions in service of the East India Company. He consulted a great number of documents in order to present a portrait of the true India. His work is composed of a picturesque journal and political and geographical studies. He gives in addition a precise idea of the English army of India.