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MARTINEAU (John)
The Life & Correspondence of Sir Bartle Frere, Bart., G.C.B., F.R.S. Etc.
1st Ed., 2 Vols., xii+516pp., portrait frontis., 9 illus., 5 maps & viii+472pp., portrait frontis., sketch, 2 maps. John Murray.
1895
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Career in the ICS: Resident at Satara 1846, & following annexation of the state in 1849 was Commissioner there, then in Sind 1850-59 ("in the mutiny he nearly denuded Sind of troops to help the Panjab & South Mahratta country; repressed attempts at mutiny, & kept Sind quiet & loyal" - Buckland). Governor of Bombay from 1862-67; Member of the Council of India 1867-77; afterwards Governor of the Cape & High Commissioner in South Africa, involved with Kaffir War 1878, Zulu War 1879 & Transvaal 1880: "recalled... in 1880 for his conduct in relation to the Zulu war & alleged disregard of orders: he defended himself on his return to England: he advocated a forward policy with regard to Afghanistan..." (Buckland). Later fine three-qtr. red morocco, gilt to spines with raised bands & neatly ruled compartments, excellent copy thus with retained bookplates of Andrew Carengie. See illustration on our website.
£165
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