The View of Hindoostan
THOMAS PENNANT, The View of Hindoostan: Western Hindoostan , London: Henry Hughs, 1798 (Set of 2 Volumes bound in 1) Volume I: Western Hindoostan , frontis present, [2], [1], (ii-v), [11], [1], 2-263 pp, [1], [9] index, [1], 1 map (folding), 8 plates, 1 vignette Volume II: Eastern Hindoostan , frontis present, [10], [1], 2-374 pp, [13] index, 13 plates, 1 vignette Contemporary full diced leather boards, hardcover binding, title in gilt on spine 32.5 x 26 x 3.3 cm
12.75 x 10.25 in
(32.5 x 26 cm)
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Rs 70,000 - 1,00,000
$1,000 - 1,430
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Rs 1,09,200 |
$1,560
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William Jones: Complete Set of Works
a) WILLIAM JONES, The Works of Sir William Jones in Six Volumes , London: G G and J Robinson, 1799-1801 Volume I: Discourses , xv; 558 pages; frontispiece and plates Volume II: Plants of India, Grammar of the Persian language, Poeseos Asiaticae , 656 pages and plates Volume III: Charges to grand jury at Calcutta, Institutes of Hindu law, Mahomedan Law , 592 pages and plates Volume IV: Speeches of Isaeus in law to property at Athens , 613 pages and plates Volume V: L'histoire de Nader Chah , xxxviii; 610 pages Volume VI: Hitopadesa of Vishnusarmen , 730 pages, table of contents Featuring 59 engraved plates, and various illustrations throughout the text. Original leather binding with black labels 30.5 x 20.5 x 5 cm (each)
0.5 x 0.5 in
(1 x 1 cm)
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Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000
$2,145 - 2,860
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Rs 1,80,000 |
$2,571
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Monuments Anciens et Modernes de l'Hindoustan
LOUIS-MATHIEU LANGLES, Monuments Anciens et Modernes de l'Hindoustan: Decrits sous le double rapport archaeologique et pittoresque, et precedes d'une notice geographique, d'une notice historique, et d'un discours sur la religion, la legislation et les moeurs des hindou , Paris: P Didot, 1821 (Set of 2 Volumes) Half-titles in each volume, folding table in Volume I, Atlas , engraved title with a large vignette after Henry Salt, 3 engraved maps hand-coloured in outline in Volume I 4 pages errata and 2 pages list of plates in rear of Volume II 143 engraved plates in all (12 hand-coloured in volume I including 24 plates after Thomas Daniell) Quarter leather-bound with green cloth boards and gilt text at the spine.br.44 x 31 x 5.5 cm (each)
17.25 x 12.25 in
(44 x 31 cm)
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Rs 4,00,000 - 5,00,000
$5,715 - 7,145
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An Historical Account of The Rise and Progress of The Bengal Native Infantry
CAPTAIN JOHN WILLIAMS, An Historical Account of The Rise and Progress of The Bengal Native Infantry: From its first formation in 1757 to 1796 when the present regulations took place. Together with a detail of the Services on which the several battalions have been employed during that period. By the late Captain Williams, of the invalid establishment of the Bengal army , London: John Murray, 1817 387 pages including hand-coloured frontispiece and three hand-coloured plates of uniforms Original brown half leather bound with marbled boards and leather corners, leather spine with gilt titles on a black plate 24 x 14 x 2.5 cm
9.5 x 5.5 in
(24 x 14 cm)
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Rs 50,000 - 60,000
$715 - 860
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Rs 60,000 |
$857
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My Diary in India, in the Year 1858-9
WILLIAM HOWARD RUSSELL, My Diary in India, in the Year 1858-9, London: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1860 (Set of 2 Volumes) Volume I: xiii; 408 pages including 1 black and white map and 5 tinted lithographs Volume II: xi; 420 pages including 6 tinted lithographs Original stamped publisher's cloth with fresh spines 20 x 13 x 3 cm (each)
7.75 x 5 in
(20 x 13 cm)
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Rs 50,000 - 60,000
$715 - 860
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Rs 76,800 |
$1,097
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The History of Indian Mutiny
CHARLES BALL, The History of Indian Mutiny: Giving a detailed account of the sepoy insurrection in India, and a concise history of the great military events which have tended to consolidate the British Empire in Hindostan , London: The London Printing and Publishing Company- Limited, 1858 (Set of 2 Volumes) Volume I: vii; 648 pages including 1 black and white engraved frontispiece; 1 black and white engraved vignette title; 1 colour map; 45 black and white engraved plates; 1 plate after page 271 is missing Volume II: viii + 664 pages including 1 black and white engraved frontispiece; 1 black and white engraved vignette title; 30 black and white engraved plates Half leather bound with cloth covers 28 x 20 x 4.5 cm (each)
11 x 7.75 in
(28 x 20 cm)
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Rs 60,000 - 80,000
$860 - 1,145
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Rs 72,000 |
$1,029
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The Indian Mutiny of 1857
COL. G B MALLESON, The Indian Mutiny of 1857 , London: Seeley and Co. Limited, 1906 xiv; [2] blank; 421 pages including 1 black and white frontispiece; 3 black and white portraits; 3 black and white plans and sketch Beautifully bound in full leather 19.1 x 14 x 3.8 cm Rare Fore-Edge Painting of Taj Mahal
7.5 x 5.5 in
(19 x 14 cm)
Estimate
Rs 1,25,000 - 1,50,000
$1,790 - 2,145
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Rs 2,00,400 |
$2,863
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Books on the Mutiny (Set of 7)
a) SIR COLIN CAMPBELL, Narrative of Indian Revolt from Its Outbreak to the Capture of Lucknow , London: George Vickers, 1858 iv; 452 Pages; many full-page plates; 1 folding map with plates after Soltykoff. Illustrated with nearly 200 engravings from authentic sketches Recently rebound in marbled boards 27 x 19.5 x 3 cm
10.75 x 7.75 in
(27 x 19.5 cm)
Estimate
Rs 1,00,000 - 1,25,000
$1,430 - 1,790
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Rs 99,120 |
$1,416
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Books on Military Costumes (Set of 4)
a) MAJOR A C LOVETT AND MAJOR G F MACMUNN DSO eds., The Armies of India , London: Adam and Charles Black, 1911 Vellum-effect cream cloth with blind patterning and gilt lettering and decoration, top edge gilt 242 including 72 tipped colour plates painted by Major A C Lovett 27.5 x 22 x 5 cm Deluxe edition limited to 500 copies, numbered 12/500. Signed by A C Lovett.
0.5 x 0.5 in
(1 x 1 cm)
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Rs 1,00,000 - 1,25,000
$1,430 - 1,790
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Rs 99,120 |
$1,416
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A View of the Origin and Conduct of the War with Tippoo Sultaun
ALEXANDER BEATSON, A View of the Origin and Conduct of the War with Tippoo Sultaun: Comprising a Narrative of the Operations of the Army under the command of Lieutenant General George Harris, and of the Siege of Seringapatam , London: G and W Nicol, 1800 xxiii, [1], 265, [1], clxxii pages with 6 plates including copper-engraved frontispiece portrait of Tippoo Sultan; 3 folding copper-engraved maps and plans (1 of them hand-coloured); folding copper-engraved order of battle of the British troops; folding aquatint view of Seringapatam; 2 folding printed table Contemporary leather bound with gilt title on the front board and at the spine 30 x 24 x 4 cm
11.75 x 9.5 in
(30 x 24 cm)
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Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000
$2,145 - 2,860
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Rs 1,80,000 |
$2,571
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Sketches and Incidents of the Siege of Lucknow
LIEUTENANT CLIFFORD HENRY MECHAM, Sketches and Incidents of the Siege of Lucknow: From Drawings made during the Siege by Clifford Henry Mecham with Descriptive Notices by George Couper, Esq. late Secretary to the Chief Commissioner of Oude , London: Day and Son, 1858 [12] pages; tinted lithographed title page with vignette and 26 fine tinted lithographed views on 17 plates, with tissue new guards Publisher's dark brown cloth-covered boards, tooled in blind and title embossed in gilt on the boards with fresh spine 57 x 38.5 x 1.2 cm Author's presentation copy.
22.5 x 15.25 in
(57 x 38.5 cm)
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Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000
$2,145 - 2,860
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Rs 1,80,000 |
$2,571
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Memoirs of the Operations of the British Army in India
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL VALENTINE BLACKER, Memoirs of the Operations of the British Army in India: During the Mahratta War of 1817, 1818, & 1819 , London: Black, Kingsbury, Parbury and Allen, 1821 (Set of 2 Volumes) Volume I: 1 folding black and white aquatint frontispiece engraved by W Daniell; title page; xxxiii; [3] blank; 494 pages including 6 folding tables Half leather-bound with marbled boards and gilt text at the spine with 5 raised bands 28 x 22.5 x 3.5 cm Volume II: 1 folding black and white aquatint frontispiece engraved by W Daniell; title page; iv; 8 engraved double-page maps; 37 partially hand-coloured engraved plans Half leather-bound with marbled boards and gilt text at the spine with 5 raised bands 28 x 22.5 x 1.5 cm
10.5 x 9 in
(26.5 x 23 cm)
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Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000
$2,145 - 2,860
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Rs 1,55,400 |
$2,220
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The Campaign in India. 1857-58
CAPTAIN GEORGE FRANCKLIN ATKINSON, The Campaign in India. 1857-58: From drawings made during the eventful period of the great mutiny, illustrating the military operations before Delhi and its neighbourhood with descriptive letterpress , London: Day & Son. Lithographers to The Queen, 1859 42 pages including 1 tinted lithograph title plate and 25 tinted lithographs, including 6 plates with two scenes, each with descriptive letterpress Original red clothbound with elaborate gilt text and illustration on the front cover 57.5 x 38 x 2 cm
22.75 x 15 in
(57.5 x 38 cm)
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Rs 2,50,000 - 3,50,000
$3,575 - 5,000
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Rs 3,00,720 |
$4,296
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Eighteen Views Taken at And Near Rangoon (Views...In the Birman Empire)
JOSEPH MOORE AND FREDERICK MARRYAT, Eighteen Views Taken at And Near Rangoon: Views...In the Birman Empire, London: Thomas Clay, 1825-26 Engraved allegorical title incorporating the dedication leaf to the directors of the East India Company, 6 lithograph list of subscribers in India and England, with large mezzotint vignette by J Bromley after T Stothard, 24 hand-coloured lithographed plates (first series G Hunt after Moore, second series by H Pyall after Thornton and Marryat) Dark half brown Morocco, over marbled boards, gilt and green title label to upper board, marbled endpapers and one edge gilt. 53 x 39 x 1.2 cm
20.75 x 15.25 in
(53 x 39 cm)
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Rs 9,00,000 - 11,00,000
$12,860 - 15,715
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Plans and Views Illustrating the Journals of the Sieges of Madras Army in India
EDWARD LAKE, Plans and Views Illustrating the Journals of the Sieges of Madras Army in India, in the Years 1817, 1818 and 1819 , London: Kingsbury, Parbury, and Allen, 1825 iv; 22 plates (4 folding) including views and battle plans Newly rebound in half calf with marbled boards 30.4 x 24.3 x 1.5 cm
12 x 9.5 in
(30.4 x 24.3 cm)
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Rs 50,000 - 70,000
$715 - 1,000
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Rs 43,680 |
$624
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A History of Sepoy War in India. 1857-1858
JOHN WILLIAM KAYE, A History of Sepoy War in India. 1857-1858 , London: W H Allen & Co., 1865-1876 (Set of 3 Volumes) Volume I (1865): xiv; 656 pages Volume II (1870): xvi; 686 including 3 folding maps Volume III (1876): xiv; 1 errata page; 684 including 3 folding maps Half leather bound with leather corners, decorative gilt spine with 5 raised bands and gilt title on a black plate along with marbled edges 22 x 15 x 5 cm (each)
8.75 x 6 in
(22 x 15 cm)
Estimate
Rs 80,000 - 1,00,000
$1,145 - 1,430
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Descriptive Ethnology of Bengal
EDWARD TUITE DALTON, Descriptive Ethnology of Bengal , Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, 1872 vi; 12 index pages; 327 pages. Illustrated by lithograph portraits copied from photographs by Tosco Peppe and W Simpson. Single frontispiece (MISSING) and 37 lithographed portraits Contemporary leather-bound with gilt text on the front board and spine with 5 raised bands 35.5 x 26.5 x 5.5 cm
14 x 10.5 in
(35.5 x 26.5 cm)
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Rs 1,00,000 - 1,50,000
$1,430 - 2,145
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Rs 1,11,720 |
$1,596
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Twenty-four Plates Illustrative of Hindoo and European Manners in Bengal
SOPHIE CHARLOTTE BELNOS, Twenty-four Plates Illustrative of Hindoo and European Manners in Bengal: Drawn on the stone by A. Colin from sketches by Mrs Belnos , London: Smith & Elder Cornhill, 1832 Lithographed hand-coloured title page, 21 of 24 (3 missing) hand-coloured lithographs after Mrs Belnos by A Colin and J J Belnos. Leaf of descriptive text to each plate, recto in French, verso in English. Descriptive text in French and English missing for plates 1,2,3 and 9. Descriptive text in French missing for plates 4, 19, 20 and 22 Original pictorial boards 47.5 x 30.5 x 2 cm
18.75 x 12 in
(47.5 x 30.5 cm)
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Rs 4,00,000 - 5,00,000
$5,715 - 7,145
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Indian Jewelry
THOMAS HOLBEIN HENDLEY, Indian Jewelry , London: The Journal of Indian Art, 1909 [6], 189, [2], iv pages with 167 plates of which 32 are in colour, some heightened in gilt, the others mostly photographic, 135 in monochrome Original leather-backed boards 37.5 x 28 x 2.6 cm
14.25 x 11.5 in
(36.5 x 29 cm)
Estimate
Rs 1,75,000 - 2,00,000
$2,500 - 2,860
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Rs 4,23,000 |
$6,043
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Europeans in India
F W BLAGDON AND CAPTAIN THOMAS WILLIAMSON; RESPECTIVELY. ARTIST: CHARLES DOYLEY, Europeans in India: From a Collection of Drawings, by Charles D'Oyly , London: Edward Orme, 1813 xviii; 188 pages including 20 fine colour aquatint plates, each accompanied by descriptive letterpress (mostly on two leaves) Contemporary blue straight-grained Morocco binding with gilt decoration on the front and blackboards along with gilt edges and spine of raised bands 29 x 23.6 x 2.5 cm
11.5 x 9.25 in
(29 x 23.6 cm)
Estimate
Rs 2,00,000 - 2,50,000
$2,860 - 3,575
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Rs 3,66,000 |
$5,229
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