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1804204074London.: Edward Orme. 1804 but circa1834. Handcoloured aquatint engraving 29.6 x 37.5 cm platemark; 41.2 x 58.6 cm sheet very good clean condition. A beautifully executed aquatint from the series "Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore" by James Hunter first published in "A Brief History of Ancient and Modern India" by Francis William Blagdon in 1805 the engraving is dated on the plate June 4 1804. This copy is from a subsequent edition the sheet watermarked "Whatman Turkey Mill 1834" see Abbey 425. . Edward Orme. unknown
186421686Paris, Benjamin Duplat, 1864 ; in-8, maroquin bleu-marine, dos à nerfs à décor à froid, titre doré, double filet doré sur les coupes, dentelle dorée d’intérieur, tranches dorées (reliure de l’époque) ; XVO, 578 pp.
1870302484London: The London Printing and Publishing Company Limited 1870. 37 plates with 3 prints laid in and a portrait of Dr. Colin Rogers with notation on verso " Superintending Surgeon Madras Med. Dept. who married my Aunt Mary Anne. J.T.C. Ross.". 1 vols. Oblong 8vo. Contemporary green morocco 2 minor tears to the tail of the first leaf not affecting illustration 1-1/2 inch tear to the tail of the second leaf affecting bottom center of image some staining and soiling but overall very good. Various artists including S. Austin Clarkson Stan. 37 plates with 3 prints laid in and a portrait of Dr. Colin Rogers with notation on verso " Superintending Surgeon Madras Med. Dept. who married my Aunt Mary Anne. J.T.C. Ross.". 1 vols. Oblong 8vo. A wonderful album containing images of India drawn during the first two decades of the British Raj signed by "J.T.C. Ross as belonging to Aunt Jini ." <br /> <br /> J.T.C. Ross 1823-1897 recieved his medical education at St. George's Hospital and was admitted as a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1845. He served as Surgeon Major with the British Bengal Army Medical Service and was eventually promoted to Deputy Surgeon General and Surgeon-General. He was also the first editor of the Indian Medical Gazzette. The London Printing and Publishing Company, Limited unknown
1870302484London: The London Printing and Publishing Company Limited 1870. 37 plates with 3 prints laid in and a portrait of Dr. Colin Rogers with notation on verso " Superintending Surgeon Madras Med. Dept. who married my Aunt Mary Anne. J.T.C. Ross.". 1 vols. Oblong 8vo. Contemporary green morocco 2 minor tears to the tail of the first leaf not affecting illustration 1-1/2 inch tear to the tail of the second leaf affecting bottom center of image some staining and soiling but overall very good. Various artists including S. Austin Clarkson Stan. 37 plates with 3 prints laid in and a portrait of Dr. Colin Rogers with notation on verso " Superintending Surgeon Madras Med. Dept. who married my Aunt Mary Anne. J.T.C. Ross.". 1 vols. Oblong 8vo. A wonderful album containing images of India drawn during the first two decades of the British Raj signed by "J.T.C. Ross as belonging to Aunt Jini ." <br/><br/>J.T.C. Ross 1823-1897 recieved his medical education at St. George's Hospital and was admitted as a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1845. He served as Surgeon Major with the British Bengal Army Medical Service and was eventually promoted to Deputy Surgeon General and Surgeon-General. He was also the first editor of the Indian Medical Gazzette. The London Printing and Publishing Company, Limited unknown books
186845516Colombo: printed for the Christian Vernacular Education Society 1868. 12mo pp. 30; engraved title page; original stiff blue pictorial wrappers; spined ends cracked else very good. Despite the title this small pamphlet covers not only the geography of the island of what is now the country of Sir Lanka but also the people commerce and government. Only the NYPL copy in OCLC which locates no other editions. printed for the Christian Vernacular Education Society unknown
1808177936London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan for Black Parry and Kingsbury 1808. Later edition following the first of 1754. This volume was owned by Lieutenant Colonel Neil Campbell 1788-1848 with his signature dated 12 August 1809 on the title page. Campbell joined the Bengal Army that same year and likely used it as part of his training. Nonetheless within six months he was tried by court martial. Soon after landing in India as an ensign Campbell was tried for ill-treating a civil Indian official imprisoned for eight months and fined. "This little incident does not however seem to have interfered with his military promotion for he was a Lieutenant in 1814 and retired as a Lieut.-Colonel in 1841 sharing in the Bhurtpore prize-money in 1825" Campbell p. lvi. In addition he volunteered for the campaign to annex Kalinfar Fort 1812 helped to hunt down the chief of Bundelkhand Gopal Singh and fought in the Anglo-Nepalese War 1814-16. He had 13 children with Isabella Campbell née Anne. The original front free endpaper is signed and inscribed: "This belonged to Major Neil Campbell Kilmartin of the H.E.I.C.S 1787-1848 my great grandfather". We have traced one copy in the Saraswathi Mahal Library. Octavo 181 x 115 mm pp. 48 bulked with blanks. With 4 pp. of publisher's advertisements following text. Modern sprinkled half calf black spine label brown cloth boards with borders tooled in blind original front free endpaper bound in ticket of Period Binders Bath tipped in at rear. Contents lightly browned: a very good copy. This edition not in NCSTC. Duncan Campbell Records of Clan Campbell in the Military Service of the Honourable East India Company 1600-1858 1925 hardcover
1801116955Paris chez Giguet et Cie 1801 2 vol. relié 2 vol. gr. in-8 (25 x 16 cm), veau miel, dos à nerfs soulignés de filets dorés, pièces de titre et de tomaison havane, date dorée en queue, double filet doré en encadrement des plats, triple filet doré en encadrement des contreplats, têtes dorées, 395 + (1) et 454 + (2) pp., portrait-frontispice, 1 planche dépliante en couleurs, 2 plans dépliants et 2 cartes dépliantes coloriées. Edition originale. Un des quelques exemplaires sur vélin, non rogné. Premier livre de Joseph-François Michaud (1767-1839), cette histoire des guerres des souverains de Mysore avec les Anglais et les différentes puissances de l'Inde comprend également une esquisse de la conquête de l’Egypte, les lettres de Napoléon au chérif de la Mecque et au sultan Tippoo, la relation de la prise de Seringapatam, la situation actuelle des puissances de l'Inde, etc. Ex-libris gravé aux armes du comte Henri de La Bédoyère (1782-1861), grand bibliophile dont on raconte qu'ayant dû se séparer d'une partie de sa bibliothèque en 1837, il passa le reste de sa vie à tenter de la reconstituer... Mors légèrement frottés, et petite brunissure en tête du mors supérieur au tome 2. Rare sur grand papier.
1801116955Paris chez Giguet et Cie 1801 2 vol. relié 2 vol. gr. in-8 (25 x 16 cm), veau miel, dos à nerfs soulignés de filets dorés, pièces de titre et de tomaison havane, date dorée en queue, double filet doré en encadrement des plats, triple filet doré en encadrement des contreplats, têtes dorées, 395 + (1) et 454 + (2) pp., portrait-frontispice, 1 planche dépliante en couleurs, 2 plans dépliants et 2 cartes dépliantes coloriées. Edition originale. Un des quelques exemplaires sur vélin, non rogné. Premier livre de Joseph-François Michaud (1767-1839), cette histoire des guerres des souverains de Mysore avec les Anglais et les différentes puissances de l'Inde comprend également une esquisse de la conquête de l’Egypte, les lettres de Napoléon au chérif de la Mecque et au sultan Tippoo, la relation de la prise de Seringapatam, la situation actuelle des puissances de l'Inde, etc. Ex-libris gravé aux armes du comte Henri de La Bédoyère (1782-1861), grand bibliophile dont on raconte qu'ayant dû se séparer d'une partie de sa bibliothèque en 1837, il passa le reste de sa vie à tenter de la reconstituer... Mors légèrement frottés, et petite brunissure en tête du mors supérieur au tome 2. Rare sur grand papier.
1844223122London.: J. Hatchard and Son. 1844. Two volumes hand-coloured chromolithograph portrait frontispiece to each volume 30 plates including 6 botanical plates in the second volume lacking the tissue guards: xii 475 pp ; vii List of Illustrations 459 pp; contemporary half calf spine gilt-ruled between compartments raised bands gilt lettered title labels edges fully gilt 23.5 x 16 cms professionally re-backed mounting the original spine corners a little rubbed and bumped title and frontispiece to each volume rather spotted and affecting a number of the plates some age toning but a good handsome copy. Sir William Henry Sleeman 1788–1856 was a British soldier and administrator in India and "his most memorable achievement was an exposure of the practices of the thugs an organised fraternity of professional murderers.In February 1839 additional duties being assigned to his office he became commissioner for the suppression of Thuggi and dacoity. During the next two years he was actively engaged in investigating and repressing criminal organisations in Upper India. During 1826 and 1835 over fourteen hundred thugs were hanged or transported for life." DNB. At the time of writing Sleeman was political resident in Gwalior. His readable observations touch on a myriad of subjects and places and illustrate many facets of Indian life including suttee witchcraft influence of electricity on vegetation corn dealers the Kohinoor diamond transit duties Delhi Indian Police and military discipline. . J. Hatchard and Son hardcover
1876LBW-6710Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1876. In-16 de (3) ff., 48 pp. ; cartonnage de papier brun moucheté, dos lisse, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge (reliure de l'époque).
1845biblio308<p><i>Fisher Son & Co. The Caxton Press Angel Street St. Martin's-Le-Grand London. 1845-47 Two volumes. Quarto. First editions. 128pp. Engraved half title engraved frontispiece plate 50 further engraved plates; Engraved half title e</i><i>ngraved frontispiece plate 47 further engraved plates 104pp. The 99 plates </i><i>are by Turner Stanfield Prout Cattermole Roberts and Allom. Contemporary half maroon morocco spines in six compartments with raised bands gilt double rule emphasis and gilt lettering. Marbled boards. Top edges gilt other edges untrimmed. Silk bookmarks. Some variable spotting/foxing. A very attractive set.</i></p><p><i><b>Provenance</b>: Armorial book plate of Fothergill to fep of each volume.</i></p> Fisher, Son & Co., The Caxton Press, Angel Street, St. Martin’s-Le-Grand hardcover
1893R160220068Librairie de Firmin Didot et cie. 1893. In-Folio. Broché. Etat d'usage, Plats abîmés, Dos abîmé, Intérieur acceptable. 254 pages - ouvrage llustré d'environ 400 figures : héliotypies, dessins, cartes et plans exécutées d'après les photographies et les documents de l'auteur en noir et blanc dans et hors texte (hors texte sous serpente) - lettrines en noir et blanc - coiffes abîmées - dos abîmé - étiquette collée sur le dos - plats désolidarisés.. . . . Classification Dewey : 954-Asie du Sud, Inde
1887215585London.: W. H. Allen & Co. Limited. First Edition. 1887. Two volumes. Two coloured folding maps coloured frontispiece in each volume profusely illustrated some plates in colour original tipped-in photographic portrait of Sir Salah Jung without the specimen handwriting two panoramic sketches from the Takht-I-Sulaiman. Volume I: xxvii 314pp; Volume II: viii 303pp. Original mint green cloth covered boards ruled and decorated in black spines lettered in gilt head of spine to Vol I strengthened cloth a little worn and dusty hinges tender but holding a few gatherings unopened top edges uncut a good set of this handsome first edition. With the book tickets of noted collector and bibliographer Benton L. Hatch and bookplates of Vernon Howard Californian bookseller and mountaineer in each volume. 22.5 x 14 cm. A descriptive illustrated guide and history drawn from the memoirs of British colonial administrator Sir Richard Temple 1826-1902 Governor of Bombay from 1877 to 1880 and from his extensive travels throughout Kashmir Sikkim and Nepal over almost thirty years. Edited by his Indian-born son Richard Carnac Temple an amateur anthropologist and in his later career Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. . W. H. Allen & Co., Limited hardcover
1826222929London.: Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green. 1826. Three volumes engraved frontispieces a trifle spotted and stained folding Map of India in Vol I lacks the large folding map called for in Vol II wood engravings in the text: xxxii 571 pp final blank; xix 483 pp final blank; iii-xx lacks half title 537 pp final blank 2 Directions to the Binder; contemporary half calf over marbled boards 21.5 x 14 cms spines gilt decorated inked name of a previous owner to the front pastedown of Vol I a few neat pencilled annotations in the margins some browning and occasional staining rubbed at extremities in good condition. James Grant Duff 1789-1858 an East India Company army officer administered the princely state of Satara Bombay Presidency and he based his narrative on extensive archival access and on his own service in western India. His was a foundational colonial-era narrative and regarded as the most detailed account of Maratha political history available to English-speaking audiences. . Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green. hardcover
182676418Paris 1826. 8vo. Nyere lysebrunt helskinnbind med tittelfelt i rødt skinn. Bundet med begge de originale omslagene. 3 1 blank iii 1 blank 288 s. Med 2 kolorerte foldekarter og 19 kolorerte litografier. 8vo. More recent full calf tile in red leather. Bount with the original wrappers. 3 1 blank iii 1 blank 288 pp. Two coloured folding maps and 19 coloured lithographs. Imprimé par autorisation du Roi à l’Imprimerie Royale. Fransk. <br/><br/><em>Colas 2208. Lipperheide 1584. Blackmer 1204. Abbey Travel 350. Materien svakt plettet. Litografiene med kraftige farver.Louis Pantaléon de Noé 1728-1816 fransk-kreolsk offiser.Internally some staining. The lithographs being beautifully coloured.Louis Pantaléon de Noé 1728-1816 French-creole officer. </em> hardcover
1847316972New York: William H. Colyer 1847. First Edition. Frontis. 209pp. Bound in full modern mottled brown calf. Fine. First Edition. Frontis. 209pp. Huntress 166 William H. Colyer unknown
1858022106London: Richard Bentley 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. Text toned. Very Good in a Fine binding and clamshell box. Two 5" x 7-1/4" volumes in modern half polished green calf with marbled boards and matching calf corners gilt-decorated spines with contrasting gilt-lettered morocco spine labels: lxxx 337; vi 424 pages. Housed in a green cloth clamshell box. Illustrated with a folding map. <br/><br/> Richard Bentley hardcover
1839022098London: Smith Elder and Co. 1839. First Edition. Hardcover. Fairly unobtrusive library blindstamp on frontispiece pictorial title map and several text pages. Still an attractive clean example of a scarce title in a Fine clamshell box. Modern half polished calf with marbled boards and matching calf corners 5-1/2" x 9"; xvii 3 283 1 pages housed in a red buckram clamshell box. Lacking the printed title page but with the lithographed additional pictorial title and illustrated with a hand-colored map 8 engraved plates 7 of which are hand-colored including 1 folding and several text engravings. In 1834 the author's husband was posted to Cutch a western district of present-day Gujarat India and there she gathered the notes and made the drawings that would form the basis for this her first publication. <br/><br/> [Smith, Elder and Co.] hardcover
1858IE-23125London, The London Printing and Publishing Company, o. J. (um 1858). Vollständiges Werk in 8 Bänden. Original-Ganzleinenbände im Format 29 x 20 cm mit goldgeprägten Rückentiteln sowie reichen Goldprägungen auf Buchrücken und Vorderdeckel; beide Deckel außerdem mit reichen floralen Blindprägungen. Complete work in 8 volumes. Original full-cloth volumes in the format 29 x 20 cm with gold embossed spine titles and rich gold embossing on the spine and front cover; both covers also with rich floral blind embossing. Comprehensive, richly illustrated work by Irish writer, colonial official and explorer Robert Montgomery Martin (1801-1868) on the history of India and the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Includes 3 engraved titel pages, 120 steel-engraved illustrations and two double-page maps. From an early age, Martin joined several expeditions that took him to Ceylon, the Cape of Good Hope, the south-east coast of Africa and Madagascar, among others. Around 1838 he began to deal intensively with questions of the British colonial empire. The result of these studies was his work "Statistics of the Colonies of the British Empire", published in 1839. His special interest was in India, where he had already lived for a year in 1828. His present work "The Indian Empire" contains a complete history of India (volumes 1 - 5, 582 p.), which is divided into 5 chapters: Chapter I: Early history, mythological and traditional - Persian and other invasions - Greek expedition and conquers of Alexander - plundering incursions of Mahmood the Ghuznivede - Mohammedan conquests, dominion and downfall - Rise and progress of British power and supremacy. Chapter II: Topography - mountains and passes - Rivers - Plateaux - Provinces and chief towns - climate and diseases - geology - soil - mineralogy. Chapter III: Population - numbers density to area - proportion of Hindoos to Mohammedans - varieties of race - diverse languages - aborigines - slavery - past and present condition of the people. Chapter IV: Religion - Christian missions - education - the press - and crime. Chapter V: Civil government - judical administration - military power - and protected states and pensionaries. The second large part of the work entitled "History of the Mutiny of the Sepoy Troops" is dedicated to the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (Vol. 5: pp. 1 - 72; vol. 6: pp. 73 - 192; vol. 7 : pp. 193 - 328; vol. 8: pp. 329 - 504). Finally, a third part deals with the description of the illustrations contained in the work ("Description of the Engravings", vol. 5: p. 1 - 64; vol. 6: p. 65 - 136; vol. 7: p. 137 - 192).
1844022107London: J. Hatchard and Son 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Partly unopened; scattered foxing but text and plates mostly clean. Some fraying along spine edges; gilt fairly bright. Easily Very Good in a Fine clamshell box. Two 6-1/2" x 9-3/4" volumes in publisher's gilt-decorated and lettered green cloth: xii 478; vii i 459 1 pages. Housed in a green cloth clamshell box. Illustrated with 32 color chromolithographic plates with tissue guards. Lieutenant-Colonel William Henry Sleeman who spent his entire career in India was best known for his fight to suppress the activities of "thugs" bands of criminals who attacked robbed and often murdered innocent travelers. In these volumes he describes his experiences doing so as well as his thoughts on various aspects of Indian life including Hinduism local festivals and folklore natural history governance military discipline and the justice system. In 1828 Sleeman made the first documented discovery of dinosaur fossils in Asia before the term "dinosaur" was even formally coined. ABBEY TRAVEL 466. <br/><br/> J. Hatchard and Son hardcover
1851103London: Richard Bentley. 1851. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Very light foxing to first few pages vol. 1; This is Burtons' first book written while on active duty in modern-day India and Pakistan. Rebound in attractive blue full leather boards with gilt spine lettering and three raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Penzer 39 Casada 57 ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 297 309 pages . Richard Bentley hardcover
18439298Paris, Fortin, Masson & Cie / Langlois et Leclercq, 1843. 2 parties en un volume in-4 de [6]-134-[4]-107 pages, pleine percaline aubergine (passée), titre, décors et filets dorés au dos. Coins frottés, rousseurs, un cahier légèrement déboîté. Nom de possesseur sur garde : Henry de Lessert (époux de Hélène Marie Tronchin ?).
1813222916London.: John Murray. 1813. 10 hand coloured aquatints xiv 358pp ii Directions to the Binder lacks half title later half morocco red linen covered boards gilt-lettered spine 26.5 x 20.7 cms margins trimmed one plate with slight loss to the publisher's signature title page strengthened at the hinge small chip at the lower corner two leaves with short sealed edge tears text unaffected fifteen leaves stained at the gutter with loss to the inner margin of one plate final leaf with soft creases and a short sealed tear text unaffected the margins of the plates rather dusty and browned good condition. Firsthand account by Thomas Duer Broughton 1778-1835 a British army officer of the East India Company appointed military resident with the Mahrattas in 1802. Compiled from a series of letters to his brother Broughton's account includes detailed descriptions of festivals and ceremonies. Nine of the ten fine handcoloured plates are notable for being after sketches by Indian artist "Deen Alee". . John Murray. hardcover
186632820551<p><b>This is a splendid pair of Samuel Bourne views of the Qutb complex in Delhi.</b></p><p>The first photograph shows the Delhi minaret and "victory tower" at the Qutb complex the tallest minaret in the world built of bricks. "The Qutb Minar is one of the most famous monuments in India and one of the most significant examples of early Indo-Islamic architecture. It is a tower of victory which also served as a minaret for the adjacent Quwwat al-Islam Might of Islam mosque. It was begun by Qutb-ud-Din Aybak ruled 1206-1210 the first Sultan of Delhi and founder of the Mamluk or Slave Dynasty and continued by Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish ruled 1211-1236. It is 72.5 m 238 ft high and rises in five tapering fluted" British Library.</p><p>The second photograph shows the screen of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque. "The screen which is often referred to as the 'Great Arch' is 6.7 metres wide and 16 metres high. An inscription on the central arch states that it was built in 1199 by Qutbuddin Aibak. It was one of the first Islamic monuments to be built by Hindu craftsmen in India. The craftsmen used the traditional method of laying blocks of stone horizontally and rounding the sides of individual stones to create the curve of the arch. The screen was ornately decorated with carved calligraphy and repeating scroll-like designs" Victoria and Albert Museum. The iron pillar at the left is cropped as issued. The dark tones and strong contrast wonderfully highlight the intricate carvings.</p><p>British photographer Samuel Bourne traveled throughout India from 1863-1870 photographing monuments people and landscapes. "By the time Bourne left India in 1870 to return to England he had produced over 2500 views mostly of architecture and landscapes which distributed by his partner Charles Shepherd constitute the most exhaustive record made in India by a single photographer. Bourne's carefully thought-out meticulously crafted images were collected by tourists archaeologists and botanists alike" Metropolitan Museum of Art.</p>
1839223681London.: Smith Elder and Co. Cornhill. 1839. Engraved handcoloured frontispiece opposite the additional engraved title page sketch map and 7 other full-page illustrations one folding and 5 hand-coloured text illustrations 2 half-title xvii including both the engraved and printed title pages 283pp; original blind-stamped pebbled green cloth boards 23 x 14.5 cms re-backed mounting the original gilt-lettered backstrip endpapers renewed scant spotting the boards faded and the backstrip chipped at the foot with the neat inked inscription of a previous owner but in very good condition. Scarce. Pioneering account beautifully illustrated after sketches by the author. Marianne Postans travelled to India in 1833 with her husband Thomas Postans a Captain in the 15th Regiment of the Bombay Native Infantry where he was posted to Cutch Kutch the northwestern region of modern-day Gujarat. They both shared a deep interest in the people and traditions of India. Marianne's account attempts to describe the culture of the region its bards and bardic literature including specific songs and stories of Kutchi bards arts and crafts and agriculture and trade. She also describes in detail rituals such as infanticide and the practise of sati. <br>The beauty of the Rann awed her: “The distant aspect of the Runn resembles that of the ocean at ebb tide; and as some water always remains on it the refraction of light produces the most beautiful and mysterious effects decorating it with all the enchantments of the most lovely specimens of mirage whose magic power exerting itself on the morning mists indues this desert tract with the most bewitching scenes…”. . Smith, Elder and Co. Cornhill. hardcover
