Wheels Ind by Mitchell John, Signed (2 results)

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Lightly bumped and chipped, spine slightly discoloured, front and rear info from once-existing jacket neatly pasted to front and rear pastedowns respectively, gutters cracked but content remains fairly solid, pages clean, plates bright. Flat signed and dated by author to title page, also inscription to previous owner from the author to the fly title. Size: 8vo. Signed by Author.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A signed presentation copy of this detailed work on the author's time in India, with illustrations and a folding map. First impression in the Keystone Library, 1935. Originally published 1934. Author's presentation copy, signed by the author to the title page dated September 1935, with the author's inscription to the front endpaper dated March 1947. Scarce edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-five images across fifteen plates, and four maps, one of which is folding. Collated complete. A detailed account of the author's travels across India, with chapters on Calcutta, Bilaspur, jungle jaunts, the wild animals, Bhojudih, diamonds, and the Khurda Road. Written by John W. Mitchell. In the original full blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting predominantly to the first and last few pages. Age toning to the endpapers. Keystone Library bookplates to the pastedowns. Very Good. signed by author. book.