The Oriental Annual: Containing a Series of Tales, Legends, and Historical Romances

Reverend Hobart Caunter and Thomas Bacon, The Oriental Annual: Containing a Series of Tales, Legends, and Historical Romances, London: Edward Bull, 1834-1840, 7 Volumes

Full-leather binding with a caparisoned elephant embossed in gold and entwined serpents blind-stamped on the cover, the spines with the title at the centre, a camel at the lower bottom, and a palm tree embossed in gold, all edges gilt (each)
7.75 x 5.25 x 1 in (20 x 13.5 x 2.7 cm) (each)

7 Volumes
Volume I: (1834); 254 including 1 later hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, 1 later hand-coloured engraved vignette title and 23 later hand-coloured engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R.A., and a descriptive account by Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D.

Volume II: (1835); 242, including 1 later hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, 1 later hand-coloured engraved vignette title and 20 later hand-coloured engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R.A., and a descriptive account by Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D.

Volume III: (1836); 297, including 1 later hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, 1 later hand-coloured engraved vignette title and 20 later hand-coloured engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R.A., and a descriptive account by Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D.

Volume IV: (1837); 240, including 1 later hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, 1 later hand-coloured engraved vignette title and 20 later hand-coloured engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R.A., and a descriptive account by Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D.

Volume V: (1838); 242, including 1 later hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, 1 later hand-coloured engraved vignette title and 20 later hand-coloured engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R.A., and a descriptive account by Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D.

Volume VI: (1839); 244, including 1 later hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, 1 later hand-coloured engraved vignette title and 16 later hand-coloured engravings, including sketches by the author and engravings by W and E Finden. From drawings by D Roberts, H Warren, C Stansfield, T C Dibdin, T Creswick

Volume VII: (1840); 268 including 1 later hand-coloured frontispiece, 1 later hand-coloured vignette title, 20 later hand-coloured plates, totalling 22 plates after drawings by William Daniell
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