Joseph Davey Cunningham
A History of the Sikhs
London, 1853
Price on Request
Ask for price?
First published 1849, this second edition incorporates the author’s final revisions. A work described by Khurana as the “high-water mark” of British historiography on the Sikhs, which “won for Sikhism an assured place in the history of mankind” (pp. 135-6). Although a critical and popular success, the book precipitated the premature end to a highly successful military career. Cunningham (1812-1851) passed through Addiscombe and Chatham, attracting high praise at both establishments, passing out of the former with the prize for mathematics, the sword for good conduct, and the first nominations for the Bengal Engineers.
The present edition contains an introductory advertisement by his brother Peter, who saw the edition through the press, which contains what could be seen as a fitting epitaph for the author; “The author fell victim to the truth related in this book. He wrote History in advance of his time, and suffered for it; but posterity will, I feel assured, do justice to his memory”.
Second Edition. 22 x 14.5 cm. Folding map frontispiece, coloured in outline, similar map showing political divisions of the Punjab, folding genealogical table.
Binding: Contemporary strong reddish brown diced calf, gilt lettered direct on spine, low flat bands with triple dashed roll, repeated lunette roll in the top and bottom compartments, the other three with crossed arrow centre tool, stylised foliate corner-pieces, similar arrow tools at the corners of the boards within a double-fillet panel with dog rose tools at the corners, geometric edge-roll, turn-ins with scrolled foliate roll in blind, French curl marbled endpapers, edges gilt, dark reddish brown page-marker.
Condition: Scratch marks on the spine with a small hole on the spine cover, not affecting the insides. Minor soiling on the covers. A Good copy.
This item is exportable.
Free Shipping for all orders within India.
A History of the Sikhs by Joseph Davey Cunningham is available to view at our store.
Related products
Alexander Jack
Description of Six Views of Kot Kangra
Price on Request
James Atkinson
Sketches in Afghaunistan
Price on Request
John Gantz
Indian Microcosm
Price on Request
