Bracken Books, London, 1985. Some foxing.
This superbly illustrated panorama of India in the 1880s recaptures the infinite variety and exotic splendours of the British Raj at its zenith. In this vast subcontinent, extremes of wealth and power sat side-by-side with utter destitution, for the bewildering mosaic of religion, race and language reflects in mankind the extravagant diversity of India's geography - the mighty mountains of the Himalayas, the deserts, and jungles, and the broad flood plains of the great, winding rivers. Through this colourful land of contrasts and unending change, our guide takes us on a whistle-stop tour, setting out from Ceylon and concluding in Bombay...