Includes: A receipt from Delhi's Ivory Palace (1924). Papers relating to the registration of Bertram's dog with the Kennel Club of India (1927-1928). Newspaper cutting on the laying of the foundation stone at the Hall of Victory in the compound of Government House, Madras. List of passengers fo...
Indian Domestic Economy and Receipt Book, by the author of "Annual Gardening for Western India" [R F Riddell], Second edition, revised (Madras: Athenaeum Press, 1850)
Scope & Content:
The full title is: Indian Domestic Economy and Receipt Book; comprising numerous directions for plain wholesome cookery, both Oriental and English; with much miscellaneous matter answering for all general purposes of reference connected with household affairs, likely to be immediately required by...
Thacker's Guide to Simla based on Towelle's "Guide to Simla" (Calcutta & Simla: Thacker, Spink & Co, 1902)
Scope & Content:
With two maps: Simla District, issued with Thacker's Guide to Simla 1900. Simla, with an alphabetical list of houses with corresponding numerical index (Simla: Thacker, Spink & Co, 1899).
Calcutta & Environs, a brief historical, pictorial & informative survey of places of interest to the visitor (Calcutta: G L Colvin, Agent , East Indian Railway, 1926)
Booklets "Victoria Memorial, Calcutta", with various prints pasted inside
Scope & Content:
The booklets have the following prints: Series "A": Princes' Hall, Queen's Hall, Durbar Hall, statue of Clive, portrait of Mrs Hastings by Zoffany, and portrait of Warren Hastings by Lemuel Abbott. Series "B": Portrait of Holwell by Reynolds, portrait of Rudyard Kipling by Burne Jones, 'The Hoo...