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1st edition. 8vo. xx + 590pp. Ownership inscription to front f.e.p. Original boards. Pictorial green d/w. lettered in grey and white, some minor wear to edges. ISBN 0195689216 US$12.

These are 3 volumes of 100 years of Indian Census, "produced elaborate and scholarly accounts of the variegated phenomena of Indian life"; the villages were specifically selected. -- Includes scholarly appendixes such as kinship terms. Includes map, drawings, photos, tables. -- Softcovers, 81 + 112 + 213 pages, 8.5x11 inches. Condition: very good (couple short cover tears). *International or expedited shipping not available for multivolume, oversize books*.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 160 pages. 9.25x6.10x0.37 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 220 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 250 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 206 pages. 9.75x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover - clean, no marks, clean inside, clean dj - from a private collection - Wootz steel is a crucible steel characterized by a pattern of bands and high carbon content. These bands are formed by sheets of microscopic carbides within a tempered martensite or pearlite matrix in higher-carbon steel, or by ferrite and pearlite banding in lower-carbon steels. It was a pioneering steel alloy developed in southern India in the mid-1st millennium BC and exported globally. Wootz steel originated in the mid-1st millennium BC in India. It was made in Golconda in Telangana, Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Sri Lanka. The steel was exported as cakes of steely iron that came to be known as "wootz". The method was to heat black magnetite ore in the presence of carbon in a sealed clay crucible inside a charcoal furnace to completely remove slag. An alternative was to smelt the ore first to give wrought iron, then heat and hammer it to remove slag. The carbon source was bamboo and leaves from plants such as Av?ra.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 424 pages. 9.25x6.10x0.96 inches. In Stock.