ROMANCE OF PEN INDUSTRIES BY R.N. SAHA 1911 FIRST EDITION

ROMANCE OF PEN INDUSTRIES BY R.N. SAHA 1911 FIRST EDITION

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[SAHA, R. H.]. Romance of Pen Industries, Being a Complete Manual for the Manufacture of Writing Materials, Their History, Progress, and Effects on Human Advancement, With Special Reference to the Economics and Prosperity Problems of India. Calcutta: Printed at the Baptist Mission Press, 1911.

First edition. Cloth-bound. Hardcover. Octavo (190 x 125 x 20 mm). Pp. vi, 221. English text. Bound in publisher's original green cloth covers with gilt decoration. Black endpapers. Portrait frontispiece. B&w illustrations throughout. Printed footnotes. Decorative initials. Condition: GOOD to VERY GOOD. Binding tight, secure and square, the hinges intact. Some minor splash marks to covers. Interior very well-preserved. Without previous ownership markings. An extremely rare book - includes a letter and pamphlet by the author.