Sketches of Indian Life
WILLIAM WHITELOCK LLYOD, Sketches of Indian Life , London: Chapman and Hall, 1890 Consists of 18 chromolithographic plates and full-page illustrations, with captions depicting village and street scenes, native servants, sports and off-duty pursuits of a British Officer in India Original cloth-backed pictorial boards with maroon cloth back strip 33.5 x 25.5 x 1.3 cm
13.25 x 10 in
(33.4 x 25.7 cm)
Estimate
Rs 25,000 - 35,000
$360 - 500
Winning bid
Rs 64,800 |
$926
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
The Indian Charivari
ANONYMOUS, The Indian Charivari , Calcutta: 7, D' Acres Lane, November 15, 1872, to December 26, 1873 378 pages illustrated with caricatures of British life in India Rebound in half calf with marbled boards 30.5 x 25 x 2.5 cm
12 x 9.75 in
(30.5 x 25 cm)
Estimate
Rs 30,000 - 35,000
$430 - 500
Winning bid
Rs 52,800 |
$754
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
Tom Raw, The Griffin
SIR CHARLES D'OYLY, Tom Raw, The Griffin: A Burlesque Poem, in twelve cantos; illustrated by twenty-five engravings, descriptive of the adventures of a cadet in the East India company's service, from the period of his quitting England to his obtaining a staff situation in India , London: R Ackermann, 1828 vii + [1] + 325 pages including 25 hand-coloured aquatint plates along with 10 pages of advertisements at end Original cloth covers with blind tooling at the front and back boards along with gilt text at the spine. The book comes in a contemporary slipcase 25.7 x 17 x 3 cm
10 x 6.75 in
(25.7 x 17 cm)
Estimate
Rs 80,000 - 1,00,000
$1,145 - 1,430
Winning bid
Rs 96,000 |
$1,371
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
Social Life in India (Set of 7)
a) FREDERICK BOYLE, India Past and Present , London: Chapman and Hall, 1882 360 pages with original photograph portrait frontispiece Original decorated cloth 20.3 x 14.2 cm
0.5 x 0.5 in
(1 x 1 cm)
Estimate
Rs 50,000 - 75,000
$715 - 1,075
Winning bid
Rs 60,000 |
$857
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
Indian Fairy Tales and Stories (Set of 3)
a) RICHARD BURTON, Vikram and the Vampire or Tales of Hindu Devilry , London: Longmans Green and Company, 1870 xxiv; 319 pages with 33 illustrations in a wood engraving by Ernest Griset Original red cloth board lettered in gilt on front cover and spine, within an ornamental frame of vampires in black, and at the spine 19.5 x 14 x 3.5 cm
8.75 x 7.25 in
(22.5 x 18.5 cm)
Estimate
Rs 1,00,000 - 1,25,000
$1,430 - 1,790
Winning bid
Rs 99,120 |
$1,416
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
The History of China and India
JULIA CORNER, The History of China and India: Pictorial and Descriptive by Miss Corner , London: Dean and Co., 1847 iv, ii, iii, iv, iii, [1], iii, 393 pages including China Section (17 tinted lithographs, fold-out map and 76 in-text wood-engravings) and India Section (14 tinted lithographs, fold-out map and 73 in-text wood-engravings) Half leather-bound with marbled boards and gilt text at the spine with 5 raised bands 23.8 x 17 x 4 cm
9.25 x 6.75 in
(23.8 x 17 cm)
Estimate
Rs 35,000 - 45,000
$500 - 645
Winning bid
Rs 42,000 |
$600
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
The Illustrated History of the British Empire in India and the East
E H NOLAN, The Illustrated History of the British Empire in India and the East: The Earliest Times to the Suppression of the Sepoy Mutiny in 1859 , London: James S Virtue, circa 1880 A two-volume edition, bound in eight divisions Volume I: viii; 1 black and white engraved frontispiece; 1 black and white vignette; 192pages, 7 engraved plates and 1 folding map Volume II: 8 black and white engraved plates; 1 folding map, 193-392 pages Volume III: 8 black and white engraved plates; 1 folding map, 393-592 pages Volume IV: 7 black and white engraved plates; 1 folding map, 593-792 pages Volume V: 8 black and white engraved plates; 1 folding map, 793-804 and 1-188 pages Volume VI: 8 black and white engraved plates; 1 folding map, 189-388 pages Volume VII: 8 black and white engraved plates; 1 folding map, 389-588 pages Volume VIII: 7 black and white engraved plates; 589-774 pages; viii and 8 advertisement pages Red cloth bindings with elaborate gilt decoration on the spines and gilt vignettes on the fronts, blind embossed decoration on the boards, yellow endpapers 26 x 18 x 12 cm (each)
10.25 x 7 in
(26 x 18 cm)
Estimate
Rs 70,000 - 80,000
$1,000 - 1,145
Winning bid
Rs 84,000 |
$1,200
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
Illustrated London News: January to June 1876
ANONYMOUS, Illustrated London News: January to June 1876 , London: George C Leighton, 1876 Volume 68; 624 pages illustrated with black and white wood-engravings, many full-page, some double-paged, some larger-folding plates Contemporary binding 42 x 30 x 5 cm
16.5 x 11.75 in
(42 x 30 cm)
Estimate
Rs 40,000 - 50,000
$575 - 715
Winning bid
Rs 40,320 |
$576
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
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)
Estimate
Rs 50,000 - 60,000
$715 - 860
Winning bid
Rs 60,000 |
$857
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
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)
Estimate
Rs 50,000 - 60,000
$715 - 860
Winning bid
Rs 76,800 |
$1,097
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
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)
Estimate
Rs 60,000 - 80,000
$860 - 1,145
Winning bid
Rs 72,000 |
$1,029
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
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
Winning bid
Rs 99,120 |
$1,416
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
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)
Estimate
Rs 1,00,000 - 1,25,000
$1,430 - 1,790
Winning bid
Rs 99,120 |
$1,416
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
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)
Estimate
Rs 50,000 - 70,000
$715 - 1,000
Winning bid
Rs 43,680 |
$624
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
Books on Sports (Set of two)
a) H DEB DELISLE, Polo in India: With Numerous Diagrams and Photographic Reproductions including the Hurlingham Rules , Bombay: Thacker and Company, Limited, 1913 286 Pages including 1 black and white frontispiece, illustrated with 12 diagrams and photographic reproductions including the Hurlingham Rules Original green cloth boards with gilt title on the front board and at the spine 19.5 x 14 x 4 cm
7.75 x 5.75 in
(20 x 14.5 cm)
Estimate
Rs 25,000 - 30,000
$360 - 430
Winning bid
Rs 46,800 |
$669
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
Shooting in the Himalayas
COLONEL FRED MARKHAM, Shooting in the Himalayas: A Journal of Sporting Adventures and Travel in Chinese Tartary, Ladac, Thibet, Cashmere, & Etc , London: Richard Bentley, 1854 xii; 375 pages including 1 engraved title page; 1 folding black and white lithographed map; 7 tinted lithographic plates after Sir E P Campbell by Hullmandel & Walton; 14 black and white woodcuts throughout Original green cloth, with gilt decoration on the front and back boards along with the spine 25.5 x 17.5 x 3.5 cm
10 x 7 in
(25.5 x 17.5 cm)
Estimate
Rs 80,000 - 1,00,000
$1,145 - 1,430
Winning bid
Rs 96,000 |
$1,371
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
Indian Shikar (Set of 7)
a) WILLIAM RICE, Indian Game (From Quail to Tiger) , London: W H Allen and Co., 1884 iv, 221, [6] appendix pages with 13 plates including 12 full-page tinted lithographs Original gilt-pictorial green cloth over bevel-edged boards.br.26 x 17.5 x 2.5 cm
10.25 x 7 in
(26 x 17.5 cm)
Estimate
Rs 50,000 - 75,000
$715 - 1,075
Winning bid
Rs 60,000 |
$857
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
The Indian Ducks and Their Allies
E C STUART BAKER, The Indian Ducks and Their Allies , London: Bombay Natural History Society, 1908 xi; 292 pages including 30 coloured plates with deckled edges Original half Morocco green cloth binding with upper edges gilt 27.5 x 19.5 x 4 cm Limited edition of 1200 copies
10.75 x 7.75 in
(27.5 x 19.5 cm)
Estimate
Rs 25,000 - 30,000
$360 - 430
Winning bid
Rs 68,400 |
$977
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
Books on Bombay (Set of 3)
a) HENRY MOSES, Sketches of India with Notes on the Seasons, Scenery and Society of Bombay, Elephanta and Salsette , London: Simkin Marshall and Co., 1850 xviii; 300 pages with 1 black and white frontispiece Original marbled boards with fresh spine 20 x 13.2 x 8 cm
7.75 x 5.5 in
(20 x 14 cm)
Estimate
Rs 30,000 - 40,000
$430 - 575
Winning bid
Rs 78,000 |
$1,114
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
Sketch of Mairwara
CHARLES GEORGE DIXON, Sketch of Mairwara: Giving a Brief Account of the Origin and Habits of the Mairs; Their Subjugation by a British force; Their Civilisation, and Conversion into an Industrious Peasantry; with descriptions of various works of irrigation in Mairwara and Ajmeer, constructed to facilitate the operations of agriculture, and guard the districts against drought and famine , London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1850 vi; 241 pages including 9 tinted lithographed plates after C Herbert and F J Burgess (of which 8 are of the views); 2 folding maps (one large hand-coloured on thin linen); and 18 plans and maps of irrigation systems (4 double-page, 9 folding); 3 wood-engraved illustrations in the text; advertisement leaf at end Contemporary leather bound with gilt text at the spine with 4 raised bands 28.5 x 22 x 4 cm
11.25 x 8.75 in
(28.5 x 22 cm)
Estimate
Rs 50,000 - 60,000
$715 - 860
Winning bid
Rs 85,200 |
$1,217
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)