A planter’s experiences in Mysore, 1871

Elliott, Robert H.: The Experiences of a Planter in the Jungles of Mysore. VOLUME TWO ONLY. Chapman and Hall [London] 1871 1st edition 8vo.

Frontispiece and 3 other plates [correct as called for], xi. 355pp. Original publisher’s cloth gilt but the binding dull and marked with tears to the top of the spine joints, internally a little shaken but quite clean and with no previous ownership markings. An unusual and interesting work which deals with various types of planting – coffee, cinchona, cardamoon, and has numerous observations on Indian agriculture.  apr18/2