The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company, William Dalrymple

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The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company, William Dalrymple

Name: The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company, William Dalrymple
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The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company, William Dalrymple — 1st Edition, Signed

Publication: London, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 576.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The binding is remarkably tight, square, and structurally sound, with the cream boards remaining strikingly clean and entirely free of stains or discolouration. Shelf-wear is virtually non-existent, restricted to the most trivial, barely perceptible bumping at the extreme spine ends. The text block is immaculate; the pages are bright, crisp, and entirely devoid of foxing, age-toning, or handling marks, while the original black satin ribbon marker remains pristine and unfrayed. The unclipped dust jacket is similarly excellent, retaining its original vibrant sheen with no notable rubbing, creasing, or edge-wear, presenting beautifully as a collector-grade copy.

Catalogue Note: This is a true UK first edition, first impression, definitively verified by the presence of the full number line (2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1) upon the publisher's copyright page.

This copy is made particularly desirable by the presence of William Dalrymple’s signature, executed in bold black marker directly to the title page. Importantly, the signature stands alone and is not accompanied by any secondary gift inscriptions, personal dedications, or previous ownership marks.

While standard first editions of this acclaimed work are relatively common on the open market, locating a genuinely signed, first-state printing in such well-preserved, unread condition is increasingly uncommon.

In The Anarchy, William Dalrymple delivers a masterful and meticulously researched account of the East India Company's astonishing transformation from a modest provincial trading enterprise into a ruthless, militarised corporate behemoth. Charting its relentless expansion across the Indian subcontinent, Dalrymple exposes how a dangerously unregulated private company, operating out of a small London office and enforced by a private army of over 200,000 men, systematically usurped the mighty Mughal Empire. It is a gripping, timely cautionary tale of corporate colonialism, unchecked greed, and the catastrophic birth of the first global corporate power.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: William Dalrymple

Book Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: History

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: Yes

Book Pages: 576

Book Publication Year: 2019

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Olivia Fraser

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Croydon, United Kingdom

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