BLAGDON, Francis William A Brief History of Ancient and Modern India, from the Earliest Periods of Antiquity to the Termination of the Late Mahratta War, Edward Orme, London: 1805. Large broadside volume introduced by a lithographed black-and-white frontispiece, followed by a color plate depicting judicial officers, and a preface introducing the 22-page numbered text. The work ends with an index. The illustrated plates that normally make up the book are missing. 42.5 x 53.2 cm As is, incomplete, tears, wetness, foxing, title page detached.