JohnThomas James, D.D. Bishop of Calcutta 1828

James, Edward, M.A. Prebendary of Winchester: Brief Memoirs of the late John Thomas James, D.D. Lord Bishop of Calcutta; particularly during his residence in India; gathered from his letters and papers. J. Hatchard & Son [London],1830 1st edition 8vo.

xxxix, 204pp. Contemporary light tan polished calf gilt with black title label gilt, armorial bookplate Augustus Terry Clarke , A very clean, handsome copy with no further ownership marking.

Rt. Rev. John Thomas James [1786=1828] was educated at Rugby and Christ Church Oxford. Ge was made Bishop of Calcutta in 1827, arriving there January 1828 but was taken ill in Jne and died in August on board a ship bound for China.

Augustus Terry Clarke [1808-1886] was a Scottish gentleman farmer at Achareidh in Nairnshire and a noted amateur architect.