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The gorgeous East : India, Burma, Ceylon, and Siam / by Frank Elias ; containing thirty-two full-page illustrations in colour by various artists

Description: This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.
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The gorgeous East : India, Burma, Ceylon, and Siam / by Frank Elias ; containing thirty-two full-page illustrations in colour by various artists

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This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.

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Burma / by R. Talbot Kelly ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by the author

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Siam / by Ernest Young ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by Edwin A. Norbury

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India / by John Finnemore ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by Mortimer Menpes

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Ceylon / by Alfred Clark ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by Allan Stewart and Mrs. C. Creyke

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The gorgeous East : India, Burma, Ceylon, and Siam / by Frank Elias ; containing thirty-two full-page illustrations in colour by various artists

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The gorgeous East : India, Burma, Ceylon, and Siam / by Frank Elias ; containing thirty-two full-page illustrations in colour by various artists

The Far East : China, Korea, & Japan / by Frank Elias ; containing thirty-two full-page illustrations in colour by various artists

Burma / by R. Talbot Kelly ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by the author

Siam / by Ernest Young ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by Edwin A. Norbury

India / by John Finnemore ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by Mortimer Menpes

Ceylon / by Alfred Clark ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by Allan Stewart and Mrs. C. Creyke