Book labels, ex-libris
Bookplates, once used by buyers to assert their ownership of a book, today have dedicated collectors and a market that few in India know about.
Bookplates, once used by buyers to assert their ownership of a book, today have dedicated collectors and a market that few in India know about.
With 36 magnificent hand-coloured aquatint plates of views of India in the 1820s, this is one of the most attractive colour plate books on the country.
Sophie's bookshop in Berlin is more of a literary salon that brings books and book lovers together in an eccentric, arty and edgy part of Berlin.
Narwar, a small town near Gwalior, was home to one of the earliest European geographers who wrote about India.
For nostalgia collectors, picture postcards are a constant reminder of what places, people and things looked back in time.
An old hand recalls an earlier avatar of the PSE.
Fanny Parks’ book, one of the great travel accounts of India, written in 1850 highlights her love for India, its culture and its small talk.
An eclectic choice of subjects made 'the India magazine' a collector's item for some readers like me.
Twice I went to Sikkim but missed seeing the rhododendrons in bloom and had to be content with19th century botanist Joseph Hooker's book.
For some travellers, a guidebook is just an accompaniment, while for others it is the companion that gives them succour when they need it.
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