lectures india de wright caleb (41 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condición: Fair. Acceptable condition. Front hinge cracked. Spine worn. Slightly dampstained. Reading copy only. (India, Indian culture).

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Paperback. Condición: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Paperback / softback. Condición: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Paperback / softback. Condición: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT. 272pp, bound in blind stamped cloth. Covers show corner wear, upper/lower backstrip edge loss, inner hinges split, occasional foxing. Contents include Festivals, Thugs, Shasters, Devotees, Temples, and much more. From the Estate of Capt. George W. Kittredge of South Thomaston, Maine [author and adventurer, famous for his one-man submarines]. Signature and label of Morris W. Prince / M. W. Prince 1868.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is a near fine hardcover 1849 printing in the embossed brown cloth binding of the 1850s with gold stamping on the spine and cover. Lovely unfoxed paper. 120 excellent engravings. 288 pages. Photos on request.

Condición: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Condición: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Condición: New. KlappentextrnrnUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketc.

Gebunden. Condición: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

Gebunden. Condición: New.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Paperback. Condición: New. Language: English. About The Book: Lectures on India by Caleb Wright (d. 1869) is a series of informative talks aimed at educating Western audiences about the culture, religions, and social conditions of India during the 19th century. Delivered in a missionary context, the lectures highlight Hinduism, caste practices, and daily life, often contrasting them with Christian beliefs. Wright's work reflects the evangelical zeal of the time, using India as both a subject of fascination and a field for religious reform, emphasizing the perceived need for Christian missionary intervention. About The Author: Caleb Wright (d. 1869) was a missionary and lecturer known for his work Lectures on India, which aimed to inform Western audiences about Indian society, religion, and customs. His writings reflected a Christian evangelical perspective, advocating for missionary efforts and cultural reform in colonial India through education and religious outreach. The Title 'Lectures on India written/authored/edited by Caleb Wright', published in the year 2025. The ISBN 9789371332880 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 302 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Religion. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: 302.

"The author has travelled more than 40,000 miles for the express purpose ofcollecting information respecting the various races of people whose peculiar manners, habits, and superstititions he describes. Two volumes, ctavo. 30; 32 pp. With woodcut illustrations in the text. Later wrappers. A littlelight foxing. Very good.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Brown boards with gilt image on front, ornate gilt pattern on spine. Numerous engravings. Water stain on front end paper. Edges are worn but the binding is good. Foxing present.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Language: English. About The Book: Lectures on India by Caleb Wright (d. 1869) is a series of informative talks aimed at educating Western audiences about the culture, religions, and social conditions of India during the 19th century. Delivered in a missionary context, the lectures highlight Hinduism, caste practices, and daily life, often contrasting them with Christian beliefs. Wright's work reflects the evangelical zeal of the time, using India as both a subject of fascination and a field for religious reform, emphasizing the perceived need for Christian missionary intervention. About The Author: Caleb Wright (d. 1869) was a missionary and lecturer known for his work Lectures on India, which aimed to inform Western audiences about Indian society, religion, and customs. His writings reflected a Christian evangelical perspective, advocating for missionary efforts and cultural reform in colonial India through education and religious outreach. The Title 'Lectures on India written/authored/edited by Caleb Wright', published in the year 2025. The ISBN 9789371333740 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 302 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Religion. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: 302.

Condición: New. Print on Demand.

Condición: New. Print on Demand.

First Edition. 8vo, pp. 288. Red cloth, stamped in gilt. AEG. Cover worn, hinges tender, little foxing. Good only. Heavily illustrated. Sensationalistic descriptions of various aspects of Indian life and religion, such as a chapter entitled "Description of the habits and superstitions of the Thugs; a sect who profess to be divinely authorized to plunder and murder.".

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: 302. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1849 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. Language: English Pages: 302.

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: 300. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1848 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 1-8 Language: English Pages: 300 Volume 1-8.

Condición: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.

Condición: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First edition. Tall octavo. Decorative title, followed by nine lectures on Indian subjects with there own titlepages and paginated separately. Illustrations. . 32, 30, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32pp. Publisher's brown cloth elaborately decorated in gilt. Some puckering to the cloth, no free endpapers, possibly as bound, very good. Titles include: "Costumes and Remarkable Personages in India", "Lectures On India I", "Lectures on India II"; "A Lecture on the Condition Of Women in Pagan and Mohammedan Countries" "Curiosities and Remarkable Customs"; "Description of the Habits and Superstitions of the Thugs, A Sect Who Profess to be Divinely Authorized to Plunder and Murder", "Specimens of The Shasters, or Sacred Books Of The Brahmins", "Descriptions of Two Pagan Festivals, Celebrated Annually in Calcutta, at an Expense of Three Millions Of Dollars"; "Superstitions of The Ashantees especially Those Which Lead Them To Sacrifice, on certain occasions, Thousands Of Human Victims" (Africa).