1939 The Munro System British Statesmanship in India K. N. Sastri 1st

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Munro System of British Statesmanship in India K. N. Venkatasubba Sastri 1939 The University of Mysore : Mysore 8.5" by 5.5" lxii, 349pp, 7pp SUMMARY An interesting work looking at the Munro system during the British rule of India, written by K. N. Venkatasubba Sastri. First Edition,Rebound Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition of this work. This work is about the Munro system, also known as the Ryotwari system. This was a land tenure system during the British rule of India, allowing the government to deal directly with the peasants for revenue collection, allowing the peasants freedom to give up or acquire new land. The system was introduced by Thomas Munro, a Scottish soldier and colonial administrator. Written by K. N. Venkatasubba Sastri. Sastri was a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a member of the Institute of Public Administration. CONDITION Rebacked in a cloth binding, with the original cloth spine laid on. Externally, generally smart. Small surface crack to the rear board near to the head. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A little loss to the cloth to the extremities. Front hinge is starting close to the textblock but remains firm. Bookseller's stamp to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Head and tail of the title page are lifting a little. Closed tear to the fore edges of pages xlv to lii. A very little worming throughout the textblock, not affecting text. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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