London: J. & A. Churchill., Ballantyne Press. 1878. Edition: First Edition., Binding: Publisher’s full red pebbled cloth. Upper and lower boards with triple blind framing. Upper with gilt ruling and lettering. Spine with blind rules, gilt lettering. Black paste-in and free endpapers.

, Notes: With subscription list showing how the 1000 copies of the book were distributed among the various Indian states.

Joseph Ewart (1831 – 1906) was a surgeon major in the Bengal Army. In 1853 he joined the Bengal Medical Service, which was then a part of the East India Company, eventually becoming a professor of physiology and medicine and later the principal of the Calcutta Medical College. He was also a presiding member of numerous institutions and organizations including the Snake Poison Commission and the Bengal Social Science Association.

, Size: Quarto (247x183 mm), Illustration: Near fine example of this handbook intended “for the use of the officials and others residing in the Indian Empire.” Complete with 21 chromolithographic plates finished by gum arabic, including 1 double-page plate of a cobra. , References: Lancet, 1906; B.M.J., 1906; Roll of I.M.S., 143, Pages: Blank. Title. Blank. Preface (2). Contents. Blank. Subscription list. Blank. P. 1 – 64. Blank. , Category: Book Natural History; Book Asia Central India & Ceylon / Sri Lanka;. Interior clean and crisp with colouring of plates bright and vivid. Item #B6792

Price: $2,500.00