Jaipur hotel (2 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Collectible-Very Good. Original publisher's beige wrapper with staple binding. No date, circa 1922. 4 3/4" x 6." Fifty-six pages, complete. Black and white reprinted photographs and one fold-out map of Jaipur, complete. Five additional pages of advertisements in the back for stores and services offered in Jaipur and surrounding areas. Back cover shows people riding two elephants with others in the foreground with the caption, "A Cook's Round the World Party in Jaipur." Pages are very clean and intact. Covers are clean but are a bit loose and have chipping at the spine. This is a travel book promoting tourism in the city of Jaipur, India. It is situated in the region of Rajputana (now Rajasthan). The book includes brief descriptions of Jaipur and its many points of interest such as Albert Hall and the Museum in the Ram Newas (or Niwas) Garden, Jaleb Chauk (or Chowk; a city square), the Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Wind), an astronomical observatory, Jaipur Palace, and the Naya Ghat Gardens. There are also descriptions of Amber (or Amer), Jaipur's ancient settlement, and surrounding features such as the Gulta pass. There are several pages promoting the Jaipur Hotel with information about the establishment and testimonials. Excerpt from the front: "Jaipur. The largest city in Rajputana, is a unique specimen of mediaeval India, and a perfect picture of the Rajputana of the day. . The marked individuality of Jaipur, brimful of Oriental life and colour, is a valuable study. Here one sees everything most picturesque and characteristic. It has nothing in common with the Western notion of a city.".…

LeatherBound. Condición: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 72. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1914 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume c.1 Language: English Pages: 72 Volume c.1.…