THE GOLDEN CALM. An English Lady's Life In Moghul India. Reminiscences by Emily, Lady Clive Bayley and by her father Sir Thomas Metcalfe.
London, BCA, 1980. Royal 8vo. pp.220. including 110 facsimile pages in colour .index.original dark red laminated faux leather hardcover in slightly faded pictorial dust wrapper Very good copy. Item #195172
These reminiscences provide a sparkling account of a young lady growing to maturity amid the flamboyant finery of the dying Mogul Empire. Through her eyes we see a world fascinatingly remote from our own in terms of both space and time the extra inclusion of over 110 facsimile pages of" The Dehlie Book" compiled by her father Sir Thomas Metcalfe, He commissioned illustrations from some of the finest of the Dehli artists and wrote detailed descriptions of the places and personages around him.
Price: $30.00