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Harts Army List: The New Annual Army List, Militia List & Indian Civil Service List for 1870. Containing the Dates of Commissions & A Statement of the War Services & Wounds of nearly every Officer in the Army, Ordnance, Marines & Indian Staff Corps.
Corrected to 31st December 1869. With an Index. Later rexine binding, gilt, VG thus. See illustration on our website.
#64420
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£60
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Harts Army List: The New Annual Army List, Militia List & Yeomanry Cavalry List for 1898. Containing the Dates of Commissions & A Summary of the War Services of nearly every Officer in the Army, Supply &c. Departments, Marines & Indian Staff Corps & Indian Local Forces.
Corrected to 31st December 1897. With an Index. Text block sound, boards remain attached but weak hinges, sp. strip loosely inserted. Useful reference but requires repair. See illustration on our website.
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£30
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The India List & India Office List 1897.
581pp. + prelims., adverts &c., fldg. map. Printed by Harrison & Sons.
1897
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Official Listings of the Police, Forestry, Marine Dept., Punjab Commission, Public Works, Ecclesiastical, Judiciary &c., &c., also services of officers & the official regulations for the various departments. Modern red cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£65
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FORSYTH (Ethel) Ed.
Autobiography & Reminiscences of Sir Douglas Forsyth, CB, KCSI, FRGS.
Edited by His Daughter. 1st Ed., vii+283pp., portrait frontis., fldg. maps (in colour, of Turkestan). Richard Bentley.
1887
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Important work on Forsyth's long & distinguished but now largely unsung career & work which is described by Buckland (Dictionary of Indian Biography) as: "I.C.S. : son of Thomas Forsyth, merchant: born Oct. 7, 1827: educated at Sherborne, Rugby & Haileybury: arrived at Calcutta, 1848: went to the Punjab, after the annexation of 1849: at the outbreak of the mutiny was Deputy Commissioner of Umballa: reported on the disaffection, & controlled the Sikh states: was Special Commissioner for punishing the rebels, after the fall of Delhi: Secretary to the Chief Commissioner at Oudh: C.B. : went to Leh in 1867 to promote trade with Turkistan: established the Palampur fair: sent to Russia on diplomatic mission: obtained from the Russian Government an acknowledgement that certain disputed territories belonged to the Amir of Afghanistan: went in 1870 to Yarkand: in 1872 lost his appointment as Commissioner of Umbala for supporting his subordinate's measures in putting down the Kooka outbreak at Malair Kotla: led a mission to Kashgar, 1873-74: K.C.S.I. in 1874: Additional Member of the Governor General's Legislative Council, 1874: Envoy to Burma in 1875: obtained an agreement to the independence of the Karenni States: retired in 1877: died Decr. 17, 1886." Orig. blue cloth, gilt to front & sp., little rubbed & worn, VG but for staining to bottom leading corner of frontis. Rare, especially in good state. See illustration on our website.
£350
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