Sleeman, W. H. Rambles and Recollections of An Indian Official

Sleeman, W. H. Rambles and Recollections of An Indian Official
First edition of early plate book on India.
Rambles and Recollections of An Indian Official by W. H. Sleeman
First edition, 8vo, printed book, Volume I: xii + 2 errata slip + 478pp, 7 tissue-guarded chromolithographs comprising portrait frontispiece of the late Emperor of Delhi and six flower plates, Volume II: vii + 3 + 459pp, 25 chromolithographs, frontispiece shows 5 captioned miniatures and the second group of miniatures shows 4 tombs with captions, the rest of the plates feature mainly buildings and tombs, Uniformly bound in later red cloth with leather title label in gilt on spine With slight worming.
Sleeman joined the Bengal Army, served in the Nepal War (1814-1816), and in 1820 became assistant to the Governor-General's agent in the Saugor and Nerbudda territories. He is best known for his suppression of the Thuggee, the secret society of cruel robbers, who would kill their victim before looting him. Sleeman was also the earliest discoverer of dinosaur fossils in Asia, he wrote a number of other works on Indian subjects.
In present work he makes very readable observations touching on a myriad of subjects and places and illustrates many facets of Indian life including suttee, witchcraft, the influence of electricity on vegetation, corn dealers, the Kohinoor diamond, transit duties, Delhi, Indian Police and military discipline. Sleeman, although not a physician, gave the first account of a toxic malady, Lathyrism.
Size: 22 x 17 cm
Good Condition.
Provenance: Collection of a Lady
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KW: India, Early printed book, chromolithographs
Condition: Good Condition
Dimensions: 22 x 17 cm