[Item #58006] Company Curiosities: Nature, Culture, and the East India Company, 1600-1874. Arthur MACGREGOR.

Company Curiosities: Nature, Culture, and the East India Company, 1600-1874

London: Reaktion Books, 2018. First Edition. Quarto (26cm). Orange paper-covered boards, titled in blue, with black dust jacket; 397pp; color illus. throughout. A straight copy, lightly bumped at corners, very gently cocked, but clean: Very Good. Jacket lightly rubbed at edges, with tiny puncture to spine: Very Good.

An overview of the role "of the East India Company and its servants in collecting and showcasing a treasure-house of natural specimens and man-made objects–craft materials, paintings and sculptures, weapons, costumes, jewels and ornaments..." (jacket flap).

Price: $50.00

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