General John Jacob; Commandant of the Sind Irregular Horse and Founder of Jacobabad

A scarce copy of this illustrated historical account of the General John Jacob. The 'Cheaper Edition' of the work.In publisher's original red cloth binding.A work by Alexander Innes Shand, a Scottish barrister and author, known as a journalist, critic, biographer, novelist and travel writer.This volume gives a historical account of General John Jacob, an officer of theBritish East India Companywho served incolonial Indiafor the major portion of his career. He is known for the cavalry regiment called36th Jacob's Horse, and for founding the town ofJacobabad, inSind provinceofBritish India where he planned and supervised the transformation of thousands of acres of desert into arable land over the course of twenty years.Illustrated with a frontispiece and 25 plates. Collated, complete. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Slight rubbing to joints, with the odd mark to rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good.…