Russell The Tribes and Castes... of India

INDIA. (4). RUSSELL ROBERT VANE - LAL, RAI BAHADUR HIRA. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India. I-IV- London (Macmillan & Co) 1916.8:o. 3 folding coloured maps, 127 plates (2 in colour, one with explanatory text on one leaf).Publisher's original cloth, somewhat worn, spine to vol. IV with small damage to head, also crack in upper inner joint. Exlibrary copy stamped on first endpapers. Presentation slip in vol. I: "With the Compliments of the Chief Commissioner Central Provcinces". 4 vol.Intended primarily as a reference book for ICS (Indian Civil Service) officers, Russell's book is still valued as a standard text in the literature of Indian ethnography. From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).