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Blackpool, by night, 470-b the advance series - real photograph condition very good, unusedthree promenades, npostage included
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5th edition is the only cardboard editor of souze27x34cm read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeconcerns china, japan, usa, 316 engravings of which many out of textplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehalf red shagreen very ornate, central plate with american eagle, golden slices, foxing on title page and margins
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It is a remarkable story, involving secret assignations, court intrigue, harem politics, religious and family disputeshe fell in love with her and overcame many obstacles to marry her, converting to islam and according to indian sources becoming a double-agent working against the east india companybut such things were not unknown; from the early 16th century, when the inquisition banned the portuguese in goa from wearing the dhoti, to the eve of the indian mutiny, the 'white mughals' who wore local dress and adopted indian ways were a source of embarrassment to successive colonial administrationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewilliam dalrymple unearths such colourful figures as 'hindoo stuart', who travelled with his own team of brahmins to maintain his templeful of idols; and sir david auchterlony, who took all 13 of his indian wives out for evening promenades, each on the back of their own elephantoxfam bookshop cheltenham james achilles kirkpatrick was the british resident at the court of hyderabad when he met khair un-nissa - "most excellent among women" - the great niece of the prime minister of hyderabadin "white mughals", william dalrymple discovers a world almost entirely unexplored by history, and places at its centre a compelling tale of seduction and betrayal
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