B. C. Allen — Dacca

Allahabad, The Pioneer Press, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this primary source for Dhaka in the early twentieth century, illustrated with a folding map. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.A travel work exploring Dhaka at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the country was under the control of the British Empire.Illustrated with one folding maps.Written by B. C. Allen, who was in the Indian Civil Service. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, with some small worming holes to the boards. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Some minor marks to the boards and spine. Worming to pastedowns and endpapers. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound, with some detached pages. Pages are bright and generally clean. Worming throughout the textblock and to the folding map. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .