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DAVID, SAUL: : THE INDIAN MUTINY 1857

LONDON.VIKING/PENGUIN GROUP,2002.

ISBN 0670911372.

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial lithographic detail illustrated dw/dj panels+spine/backstrip,with gilt+brown lettering,rear panel also with brown+ black lettered critics' reviews; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Illustrated detail to foot of spine/ backstrip of dw/dj inevitably and ubiquitously sunned/faded.Top edges very lightly toned but clean,fore-edges brighter and cleaner and without any detractions/faults; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark brown cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain maroon eps.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viiixxiiipp+2-504pp [paginated] includes contents list/table, illus list/table,a prologue,21 chapters, 16pp of historical contemporary b/w facsimile illustrations reproductions and photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp168/9 and pp312/13 respectively, appendices (4),sequence of events,a glossary,a bibliography,notes and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,acknowledgements with first page of illus list/table to its recto,double-page b/w Northern India map (showing locations of mutinies) with 2 insets,and 3 b/w maps with siege details plans/maps (Dehli,Lucknow,Cawnpore). In 1857 the native troops of the Bengal Army rose against their colonial masters. They were quickly joined by thousands of discontented civilians in what was to become the bloodiest insurrection in the history of the British Empire.No one was spared,as innocents on both sides became embroiled in a maelstrom of brutal murder and heroic resistance. Combining formidable storytelling powers with groundbreaking research,Saul David has written the definitive modern account of the Indian Mutiny.He brings to life an extraordinary cast of characters - from stalwart Lord Canning,the heroic Lawrence brothers and troubled William Hodson,to the ruthless Nana Sahib,the staggeringly brave Rani of Jhansi and the fair-weather King of Delhi - to narrate a tale at once heart-rendingly tragic and extraordinarily compelling. And what of its causes? Did the mutiny really stem from a dispute over rifle cartridges? To what extent was it pre-planned? What,for instance,was the significance of the chapattis that mysteriously began to appear across the subcontinent before the outbreak? David Saul provides new and convincing evidence that the true causes of the mutiny were much more complex,and disturbing,than previously assumed. 'The Indian Mutiny' is a masterful work of narrative history.With energy,insight and authority,it casts fresh light on this extraordinary episode and challenges long- standing assumptions.Not least,it upturns the accepted wisdom that a British victory was inevitable by showing just how close the rebels came to depriving Victoria and her subjects of the jewel in the imperial crown. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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