ROUSSELET LOUIS (1845 - 1929)

The Serpent-Charmer - A tale of the Indian Mutiny, by Louis Rousselet, translated from French by Mary de Hauteville, with 63 engravings on wood by A. Marie. A novel written by the great French traveller who visited India in the 1860s and produced the massive travelogue India and its Native Princes. Mussoorie and Landour appear in the novel. Published in New York, no date but c. 1870, pp. 294
The Serpent-Charmer - 21.5 x 14.5 cm

CONDITION
Original dark green binding with beautiful gold-embossed picture on cover showing a six-armed goddess Kali and serpents at her feet and the gilt-embossed spine showing the title and a serpent-charmer. Edges and corners a little worn, one plate loose. However, a fine example of a lavish Victorian cloth binding.