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Lot No. 45: Mill, James; Wilson, H. H.

Mill's History of British India

  • Medium: Printed book
  • Year: 1840
  • Size: 8.3 x 6 inches
  • Place: London

Winning Bid : ₹4,20,000

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3,00,000 - 5,00,000


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3600-6000

Ends at Mar 14, 2024 08:28 PM IST

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Mill, James; Wilson, H. H.

Mill's History of British India

Nine Volume Set
Year: 1840
Size: 21 x 15 cm (8.3 x 6 inches).
Published By: James Madden & Co. Fourth Edition/ First Edition. 9 Vols. 8vo, Vol. 1, PP xliii+532, Vol. 22, pp 527. Vol. 3, pp viii+660, 1 map. Vol. 4, pp 582. Vol. 5, pp vii+640. Vol. 6, pp viii+683. Vol. 7, pp xv+608. Vol. 8, pp xv+611, Vol. 9, pp xvi+592+24.

Contemporary Half calf leather with beautiful hand marbled paper boards, spines with raised bands and lettering in gilt, elegant marble end papers. Good condition.

Mill (1773-1836) was a Scottish philosopher, historian and economist, the father of John Stuart Mill. This influential history of the British in India, was first published in three volumes in 1817, then expanded to six volumes in Mill's lifetime. It is a scholarly and reasonably dry history, focussing on movements, ideas, battles, culture and customs rather than the more visceral individual human condition, but it fulfilled a thirst for knowledge of things Eastern in the 19th Century, and sold well enough to give Mill both some financial security and a position with the East India Company.

The fourth edition in nine volumes is arguably the best, with the first six volumes being revised by Wilson, and three volumes added by him for the period 1805-1835.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
Good Condition
Nickname Amount(Rs) Type Date & Time(IST)
1 anon0104 350000.00 Regular 14-03-2024 11:03:30 AM IST
2 anon0142 350000.00 Regular 14-03-2024 11:03:30 AM IST
3 anon0142 297000.00 Regular 13-03-2024 03:03:46 PM IST
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