Maitre Tour (5 results)

LAVAL, Imprimerie de la Mayenne - 1969 - Grand in-octavo, dos et couverture marrons imprimés- Tranches lisses - Illustrations - 367 pages- Neuf . Livres.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First. 8vo Small. no pastedown ffep half title Julie, ou la Nouvelle Hlose Title page "Lettres de Deux Amans, Habitans dune petite Ville au pied des Alpes" Preface title Page A2 xxix Preface 8pp Premiere Part 228pp half Title tome second Title Julie, ou la Nouvelle Hlose Lettres de Deux Amans, Habitans dune petite Ville au pied des Alpes second partie 171pp . Leather scuffed with some loss side sp no label no rear pastedown. Book.…

Second edition, of the first English edition. With a folding map. Two volumes. 12mo. Contemporary half calf over marbled paper boards, spine gilt; both vols. rubbed, minor loss to head-caps, joints split (though still holding), Mechanics' Institute Library labels on upper boards and endpapers; map foxed, rest of interior clean and fresh. Overall, a good copy. pp. x,254; (ii),198. London: J. Johnson.   A robust account of the life of Hyder Ali Khan (c.1720-1782) who, as the Sultan of the Kingdom of Mysore, sternly resisted the British East India Company in the first two (of four) Anglo-Mysore wars. The author, a Frenchman by the name of M. Maistre de la Tour, states that he was driven to write his history to combat the ?rhapsodies? produced by ill-informed authors who had never been acquainted with the Sultan. Unlike those writers he claims, in his preface, to have been an ?eyewitness to part of his [Hyder?s] conquests, and of the glory that surrounds him? (p. x). First published in Paris in 1783, when the Anglo-French War (1778-83) was still burning, it is unsurprisingly (and arguably fairly) anti-British: ?If the English should find that they are not spared, it will not be in their power to reproach him [the author] with having invented any untruth? (p. v). Possibly unrecorded, with no copies of the second edition in Copac or WorldCat.…

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 208 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1786. Text in English. This rare historical work provides a detailed account of the life and reign of Hyder Ali Khan, the celebrated ruler of Mysore. The text offers valuable insights into the political and military landscape of 18th-century India, particularly the conflicts involving European powers and local dynasties. A significant resource for historians and scholars of South Asian history. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 490 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1848. Text in English. This historical work provides a detailed account of the life and reign of Hyder Ali Khan Bahadur, a prominent figure in the history of the East Indies. The narrative offers insights into the political and military strategies of the period, as well as the broader context of colonial interactions in the region. A valuable resource for scholars of South Asian history and military studies. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…