Life of Sir Thomas Munro 2 Vols G.R. Gleig London Leather Antique 1830
This is a handsome original 1830 two-volume biography of The Life of Major‑General Sir Thomas Munro, Bart., authored by the Rev. G. R. Gleig and published in London by Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley.
Bound in contemporary leather spines with marbled boards, these volumes retain their original gilt spine titles and decorative tooling. The set includes the engraved portrait frontispiece and a fold-out engraved map, both present as shown. Text is clean and complete, with expected age-related foxing and toning consistent with early 19th-century paper. An attractive and historically important set relating to British colonial administration in India.
Title: The Life of Major-General Sir Thomas Munro, Bart. and K.C.B.
Author: Rev. G. R. Gleig, M.A., M.R.S.L.
Subject: British military history; colonial India; biography
Edition: First edition
Volumes: Two (Vol. I & Vol. II)
Publisher: Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley
Place of Publication: London
Year Published: 1830
Binding: Contemporary leather spines with marbled boards
Illustrations: Engraved portrait frontispiece; fold-out map present
Text: Printed on laid paper
Condition:
Leather with edge wear, rubbing, and surface loss
Foxing throughout, heavier at prelims (typical for period)
Hinges sound; bindings intact
A solid, complete antique set
Total Pages: Vol I 520, Vol II 454
Weight: 3lb 7oz
Size: approx. 8 3/4" x 5 1/2"
SKU 7528
Bound in contemporary leather spines with marbled boards, these volumes retain their original gilt spine titles and decorative tooling. The set includes the engraved portrait frontispiece and a fold-out engraved map, both present as shown. Text is clean and complete, with expected age-related foxing and toning consistent with early 19th-century paper. An attractive and historically important set relating to British colonial administration in India.
Title: The Life of Major-General Sir Thomas Munro, Bart. and K.C.B.
Author: Rev. G. R. Gleig, M.A., M.R.S.L.
Subject: British military history; colonial India; biography
Edition: First edition
Volumes: Two (Vol. I & Vol. II)
Publisher: Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley
Place of Publication: London
Year Published: 1830
Binding: Contemporary leather spines with marbled boards
Illustrations: Engraved portrait frontispiece; fold-out map present
Text: Printed on laid paper
Condition:
Leather with edge wear, rubbing, and surface loss
Foxing throughout, heavier at prelims (typical for period)
Hinges sound; bindings intact
A solid, complete antique set
Total Pages: Vol I 520, Vol II 454
Weight: 3lb 7oz
Size: approx. 8 3/4" x 5 1/2"
SKU 7528
Description
This is a handsome original 1830 two-volume biography of The Life of Major‑General Sir Thomas Munro, Bart., authored by the Rev. G. R. Gleig and published in London by Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley.
Bound in contemporary leather spines with marbled boards, these volumes retain their original gilt spine titles and decorative tooling. The set includes the engraved portrait frontispiece and a fold-out engraved map, both present as shown. Text is clean and complete, with expected age-related foxing and toning consistent with early 19th-century paper. An attractive and historically important set relating to British colonial administration in India.
Title: The Life of Major-General Sir Thomas Munro, Bart. and K.C.B.
Author: Rev. G. R. Gleig, M.A., M.R.S.L.
Subject: British military history; colonial India; biography
Edition: First edition
Volumes: Two (Vol. I & Vol. II)
Publisher: Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley
Place of Publication: London
Year Published: 1830
Binding: Contemporary leather spines with marbled boards
Illustrations: Engraved portrait frontispiece; fold-out map present
Text: Printed on laid paper
Condition:
Leather with edge wear, rubbing, and surface loss
Foxing throughout, heavier at prelims (typical for period)
Hinges sound; bindings intact
A solid, complete antique set
Total Pages: Vol I 520, Vol II 454
Weight: 3lb 7oz
Size: approx. 8 3/4" x 5 1/2"
SKU 7528
Bound in contemporary leather spines with marbled boards, these volumes retain their original gilt spine titles and decorative tooling. The set includes the engraved portrait frontispiece and a fold-out engraved map, both present as shown. Text is clean and complete, with expected age-related foxing and toning consistent with early 19th-century paper. An attractive and historically important set relating to British colonial administration in India.
Title: The Life of Major-General Sir Thomas Munro, Bart. and K.C.B.
Author: Rev. G. R. Gleig, M.A., M.R.S.L.
Subject: British military history; colonial India; biography
Edition: First edition
Volumes: Two (Vol. I & Vol. II)
Publisher: Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley
Place of Publication: London
Year Published: 1830
Binding: Contemporary leather spines with marbled boards
Illustrations: Engraved portrait frontispiece; fold-out map present
Text: Printed on laid paper
Condition:
Leather with edge wear, rubbing, and surface loss
Foxing throughout, heavier at prelims (typical for period)
Hinges sound; bindings intact
A solid, complete antique set
Total Pages: Vol I 520, Vol II 454
Weight: 3lb 7oz
Size: approx. 8 3/4" x 5 1/2"
SKU 7528
Life of Sir Thomas Munro 2 Vols G.R. Gleig London Leather Antique 1830
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