This page has been validated.
BEAUTIFUL BOOKS ABOUT INDIA |
Each containing Full-page Illustrations in Colour |
BURMA |
Painted and described by R. TALBOT KELLY, R.B.A. |
Containing 75 Full-page Illustrations in Colour, and a Sketch Map |
Square demy 8vo, cloth, gilt top. Price 20s. net (by post, 20s. 6d.) |
The Speaker.—"The result is a narrative delightful in its quiet zest, and a series of pictures that have the hues of landscapes hung in a heaven of dreamland." |
Athenæum.—"His landscapes—in which nature is seen unforced by the hands of colour-loving men and women, and seen, more often than not, by early morning or evening light—have an exquisite delicacy." |
INDIA |
Painted by MORTIMER MENPES. Text by FLORA A. STEEL |
Containing 75 Full-page Illustrations in Colour |
Square demy 8vo, cloth, gilt top. Price 20s. net (by post, 20s. 6d.) |
Standard.—"There can be no two opinions about this book. It takes us, so to speak, to India without the trouble or expense involved in the journey." |
Notes and Queries.—"This eminent painter has caught—by methods which are partly his secret and partly his discovery—the means of reproducing Indian and Japanese scenes with a fidelity and beauty until recently unattainable." |
ARMIES OF INDIA |
Illustrated by Col. A. C. LOVETT |
Text by Major G. F. MACMUNN, D.S.O. |
Containing 70 Full-page Illustrations in Colour, and 20 Small Sketches in Black and White in the Text |
Square demy 8vo, cloth, gilt top. Price 20s. net (by post, 20s. 6d.) |
Field-Marshal Earl Roberts in a foreword he contributes to this volume says: "I cordially recommend this book to all who are interested in the welfare and prosperity of our great Indian army." |
Aberdeen Free Press.—"A notable work, and will command very wide attention." |
THE PEOPLE OF INDIA |
Painted by MORTIMER MENPES |
With an Introduction by G. E. MITTON |
Containing 32 Full-page Illustrations in Colour, and a large number of Thumb-Nail Sketches in Black and White |
Large fcap. 4to (9x7½ in.), cloth. Price 5s. net (by post, 5s. 5d.) |
The Introduction briefly places the reader in possession of the characteristics and the peculiarities of the people of the country, so that anyone intending to visit India may, by a short study of the illustrations and text, get a general understanding of the people he will see. Those who know the country will find the book a very charming souvenir. |
Published by |
ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, 4, 5 & 6 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. |