Description
First edition of The Sikhs and the Sikh Wars by General Sir Charles Gough and Arthur D. Innes.
Octavo, xiv, [2], 304pp. Deep red cloth, title in gilt on spine, ruled border stamped in blind on covers. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, wear to spine and edges, foxing to top edge, toning to flyleaves, else crisp and clean. Bookseller’s label on front pastedown endpaper. A very good example of the scarce first edition, first printing. Complete with 12 maps and plans and a frontispiece fold-out map.
