PASSAGES TO INDIA: A JOURNEY THROUGH RARE BOOKS, PRINTS, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND LETTERS (24-26 JULY 2024)

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Charles Richard Francis (1821 - 1901) Sketches of Native Life in India, with Views in Rajpootana, Simlah, etc. Charles Richard Francis, Sketches of Native Life in India, with Views in Rajpootana, Simlah, etc., London: Meldola, Cahn & Co., 1848 iv; [1] blank page; 30 pages including 22 tinted lithographed plates by J C Anderson after C H Fairland; list of plates; 4 pages of list of subscribers at the end; errata slip pasted at the end; blue cloth board with gilt text on the front board 36 x 27 x 1.1 cm 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 2,00,000 - 3,00,000 $2,410 - 3,615 Details	Winning bid Rs 5,40,000 \| $6,506 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 29

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Alexis Soltykoff (1806 - 1859) Voyages dans l‘Inde [Deluxe edition of 2 volumes in a large single octavo volume] Alexis Soltykoff, Voyages dans l'Inde, Paris: Garnier Frères, third edition, not dated 2 volumes in a large single octavo volume 456 pages including title page, half-titles, additional title printed in gold with wood engraved vignette, single-page map, 36 later hand-coloured tinted lithograph plates with tissue guards; original luxuriously gilt-decorated black cloth, incorporating pink, red, green and blue morocco onlays with the front board have been decorated with a picture of a Maharaja, while the backboard is showing a lute player along with extravagant blind stamping as well, all edges gilt, the spine is in gold damask. 28 x 19.5 x 3 cm 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 2,00,000 - 3,00,000 $2,410 - 3,615 Details	Winning bid Rs 7,20,000 \| $8,675 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 30

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George Abbott (1803 - 1838) Views of the Forts of Bhurtpore and Weire along with Sketches about Kurrah, Mannickpore George Abbott, Views of the Forts of Bhurtpore and Weire along with Sketches about Kurrah, Mannickpore, London: Engelmann, Graf, Coindet & Co. for J.M. Richardson, 1827 Later hand-coloured pictorial lithograph title page, dedication page (to General Combermere), and 11 lithograph plates of sheet size 33.2 x 48 cm on India paper and mounted on sheets. Lithographs by William Gauci (2), Paul Gauci (2), J D Harding (4), J S Templeton (2), F Mackenzie (2) and J H Lynch after Abbott, lithographed by Engelmann, Graf, Coindet & Co.; each plate extensively captioned, single leaf of letterpress and list of subscribers at the end; binding refurbished with later contemporary dark red full leather binding with gilt text at the spine 31.2 x 45.2 x 1.5 cm 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 2,00,000 - 2,50,000 $2,410 - 3,015 Details	Winning bid Rs 4,20,000 \| $5,060 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 32

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Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 - 1890) Goa and the Blue Mountains; or, Six Months of Sick Leave Sir Richard F Burton, Goa and the Blue Mountains; or, Six Months of Sick Leave, London: Richard Bentley, 1851, first edition pp. viii, 368 pages including 4 tinted lithographic plates (including frontispiece) and folding engraved map printed by Hullmandel & Walton after drawings by Burton; later full polished calf, gilt rules to the front board, gilt text at the spine with 5 raised bands, top edges gilt, inner dentelles with marbled end papers; enclosed in a customised cloth solander box 18.8 x 12.5 x 2.3 cm 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000 $1,810 - 2,410 Details	Winning bid Rs 4,20,000 \| $5,060 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 34

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Henry Davison Love The Indian Record Series: Vestiges of Old Madras 1640-1800 - Traced from the East India Company’s Records preserved at Fort St. George and the India Office, and from other sources Henry Davison Love, The Indian Record Series: Vestiges of Old Madras 1640-1800 - Traced from the East India Company’s Records preserved at Fort St. George and the India Office, and from other sources, London: John Murray for The Government of India, 1913, 4 Volumes including Index volume. Volume I: xvi + 593 pages including folded frontispiece of “View of Fort St. George in the Time of Governor Thomas Pitt, 1698-1709’ + 13 black and white plates and 1 “Thomas Map of Portuguese possessions in Goa” inserted into a pocket at the back, 23.3 x 16.5 x 6 cm Volume II: viii + 624 pages including frontispiece of “Portrait of Thomas Pitt” + 17 black and white plates and 3 maps of Madras of which 2 of the maps titled “Map of Madras in 1733, showing village Boundaries” and “Map of Madras in 1755” are inserted into a pocket at the back, 23.3 x 16.5 x 6 cm Volume III: viii + 580 pages including frontispiece of “Mujammad ‘Ali, Nawab Walajah’ + 12 black and white plates and 1 map of Madras, 23.3 x 16.5 x 5 cm Index: Title page + 197 pages, 23.3 x 16.5 x 2.3 cm Each of the volumes in original decorative cloth gilt, with top edges gilt, contained in two modern morocco-lined cloth slipcases. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000 $1,810 - 2,410 Details	Winning bid Rs 5,40,000 \| $6,506 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 38

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Bourne and Shepherd Studios Durbar Panoramas [Set of 2] a) Attributed to Bourne and Shepherd Studios Untitled (Panoramic View of Delhi Durbar of 1911) 1911 Silver gelatin print on paper One panoramic photo of the Durbar measuring 7.9 x 22.7 in (20.2 x 57.7 cm) with 1-fold b) Bourne and Shepherd Studios Untitled (Panoramic View of Delhi Durbar of 1911) 1911 Silver gelatin print on paper One panoramic photo of the Durbar measuring 6.6 x 52.5 in (17 x 133.5 cm) with four folds	Artist Profile
Estimate Rs 2,50,000 - 3,00,000 $3,015 - 3,615 Artwork Details	Winning bid Rs 5,40,000 \| $6,506 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 39

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Government of India Historical Record of the Imperial Visit to India 1911: Compiled from the official records under the orders of the Viceroy and Governor-General of India [Delux Edition] Government of India, The Historical Record of the Imperial Visit to India 1911: Compiled from the official records under the orders of the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, London: Published for the Government of India by John Murray; London and Aylesbury: Printed by Hazell, Watson and Viney Ld. and London: Binding by Bain, 1914 xiii, 613 pages including 1 colour frontispiece, 8 colour plates, 2 photogravures, 44 collotypes, 112 black and white plates, 52 colour illuminated head and tail pieces, 4 plans including 1 large folding plan of the Coronation Durbar Area, Delhi at the end of the book; full leather bound in black morocco with gilt monogram of royal arms on the front and back boards, gilt text at the spine with 5 raised bands, all edges gilt 32.7 x 27.5 x 8 cm This is a limited Deluxe Edition. Only 250 copies of this edition were printed. This is copy no. 84. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 2,50,000 - 3,00,000 $3,015 - 3,615 Details	Winning bid Rs 7,80,000 \| $9,398 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 43

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Barorjee Nowrosjee Cartoons from the Hindi Punch: Being the Political and Social History of the Country during the year told in humorous cartoons, &c. [6 Volumes] Barjorjee Nowrosjee, Cartoons from the Hindi Punch for 1910: Being the Political and Social History of the country during the year told in humorous cartoons & C., Bombay: Barjorjee Nowrosjee at the "Hindi Punch" office, Bombay Samachar Press, Frere Road, Fort, 1910 6 volumes [Volumes for the years 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1911 and 1913] Uniformly bound in half leather with maroon cloth with title and volume number embossed on spine in gilt (each) 28 x 22.5 x 1.6 cm (each) 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 1,00,000 - 1,50,000 $1,205 - 1,810 Details	Winning bid Rs 4,80,000 \| $5,783 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 44

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Alexander Cunningham (1814 - 1893) The Stupa of Bharhut: A Buddhist Monument ornamented with Numerous Sculptures illustrative of Buddhist Legend and History in the Third Century BC Alexander Cunningham, The Stupa of Bharhut: A Buddhist Monument ornamented with Numerous Sculptures illustrative of Buddhist Legend and History in the Third Century BC, London: W H Allen and Co.; Trübner and Co.; Edward Stanford; W.S. Wittingham and Co.; Thacker and Co., 1879, first edition vii, 143, [1] pages, 57 lithographic plates on 29 sheets, with 115 mounted Woodburytypes of architectural details; publisher's pictorial cloth gilt, red edges 34 x 26.5 x 2.5 cm 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 2,25,000 - 2,75,000 $2,715 - 3,315 Details	Winning bid Rs 6,60,000 \| $7,952 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 45

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William Griggs (1832 - 1911) India. Photographs and Drawings of Historical Buildings. 100 Plates Reproduced By W. Griggs. From the Collection in the Late Office of Curator of Ancient Monuments in India William Griggs, India. Photographs and Drawings of Historical Buildings. 100 Plates Reproduced By W. Griggs. From the Collection in the Late Office of Curator of Ancient Monuments in India, London: Griggs, 1896 100 plates with short introductory texts at beginning of each chapter; overall, there are 49 chromolithographic plates including gold printing of which 9 are folding; the black and white plates are photographs of monuments, and are depicting artefacts, or are architectural plans, drawings and sections (many of which are folding); the bulk plates (about 70) are connected to Islamic artand architecture; original red full-cloth with upper cover richly decorated in gilt and blind tooled on back enclosed in a customised red leather slipcase 37.5 x 28.5 x 3 cm 39 x 31.5 x 4 cm (with slipcase) 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 2,50,000 - 3,50,000 $3,015 - 4,220 Details	Winning bid Rs 7,80,000 \| $9,398 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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Thomas Holbein Hendley (1847 - 1917) Indian Jewellery [Signed by Hendley] Thomas Holbein Hendley, Indian Jewellery, Volume XII. Nos. 95-107, London: The Journal of Indian Art, July 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; hardbound. original green gilt embossed publisher's cloth boards 37.5 x 28 x 2.6 cm Author-signed presentation copy. Inscribed "To / Jasper Burne / With the author's sincere regard / T.Holbein Hendley / December 25th 1909" 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 2,50,000 - 3,50,000 $3,015 - 4,220 Details	Winning bid Rs 5,76,000 \| $6,940 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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A V Yaremenko Nicholai Konstantinovich Roerich, His Life and Creations During The Past Forty Years 1889-1929 A V Yaremenko, Nicholai Konstantinovich Roerich, His Life and Creations During the Past Forty Years 1889-1929, New York: Central Book Trading Co., 1931 A complete suite of unbound 119 colour and black and white reproductions of Roerich's paintings, of which 36 are in four colours and 86 in two colours or tinted half tones, printed on heavy stock paper and Nubian paper, with each plate captioned at the lower bottom on a tipped in silver paper + picture of Roerich museum + frontispiece + cover illustration + 32 page introductory text titled "Anniversary Publication on Nicholas Roerich 1889-1929," unbound and in original wax paper; original cloth-backed suede with mounted portrait of Nicholas Roerich by his son, patterned end papers; enclosed in a marbled slip-case. 34 x 26 x 5.5 cm 34.5 x 26 x 6 cm (with slipcase) 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 2,00,000 - 3,00,000 $2,410 - 3,615 Details	Winning bid Rs 6,60,000 \| $7,952 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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Khalid Mohamed 88 Husain in Oils 003 [Husain signed book along with a sketch by him] Khalid Mohamed, 88 Husain in Oils 003, Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai: Galerie 88, Vadehra Art Gallery and Pundole Art Gallery, 2003 196 pages with a total of 88 plates including 22 plates each of the "Bombay Suite", "Kolkata Suite", "New Delhi Suite" and "Paris Suite"; hard bound with dust jacket 39.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm The book includes a gold-inked, signed sketch of Husain's iconic horses by the artist, measuring 38.5 x 29.5 cm, on the beginning endpaper. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000 $1,810 - 2,410 Details	Winning bid Rs 6,00,000 \| $7,229 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 57

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Rabindranath Tagore and Evelyn Underhill Gitanjali + Poems of Kabir a) Rabindra Nath Tagore, Gitanjali (Song Offerings): A Collection of Prose Translations made by the Author from the Original Bengali, London: Printed at the Chiswick Press for the India Society, 1912 pp. xvi; 64 pages including a tissue-guarded portrait of Tagore in photogravure by William Rothenstein to whom the book is dedicated; original cream silk binding with gilt title on cover and spine 22.5 x 15 x 1 cm 750 copies were printed for the India Society of which only 250 were for sale, according to a note printed on the back of the title page. The title on the title page and the first letter of each stanza printed in red. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000 $1,810 - 2,410 Details	Winning bid Rs 6,60,000 \| $7,952 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling [Signed and limited deluxe edition] Rudyard Kipling, Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1912 xix + 477 pages; bound in full calf, gilt titles and tooling along with swastika symbol to the spine, front and rear panels along with a embossed gilt elephant on the front board, top edges gilt, others uncut 27.5 x 21.2 x 5.5 cm An attractive Signed limited first deluxe edition of Rudyard Kipling's Collected Verse printed on Japanese vellum, limited to 100 copies signed by Kipling, of which this is number 95. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 1,00,000 - 2,00,000 $1,205 - 2,410 Details	Winning bid Rs 7,20,000 \| $8,675 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 61

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Rabindranath Tagore and Sakti Burman L‘Offrande Lyrique [Limited Edition Copy] Rabindranath Tagore and Sakti Burman, L'Offrande Lyrique, Paris: Les Pharmaciens Bibliophiles, 1993 pp. 96 in 12 sections, illustrated with 14 colour lithographs, 6 of them double-page, each with titles in Bengali and French printed on the reverse of each lithograph, each of the lithograph has a descriptive text in French printed on a folded sheet; the sheets are all unstitched as issued and contained in a saffron rag paper chemise with the signatures of Rabindranath Tagore and Sakti Burman in Bengali impressed on its cover. This is contained in a blue velvet box with the title and names embossed in silver on the spine. 15.5 x 12 in (38.7 x 30 cm) This is 90th from a limited edition of 150 copies meant for the members. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 2,00,000 - 3,00,000 $2,410 - 3,615 Details	Winning bid Rs 6,60,000 \| $7,952 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) Personality: Lectures Delivered in America [Signed by the Author in English and Bengali] Rabindranath Tagore, Personality: Lectures Delivered in America, London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1918 [Signed by the Author in English and Bengali] vii + 184 pages including black and white frontispiece and 5 black and white photographic plates; bound in quarter cream calf with patterned boards and gilt decorative patterned and text at the spine along with original marble end papers 20.5 x 14 x 2 cm Signed by Rabindranath Tagore at two places in English and Bengali. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000 $1,810 - 2,410 Details	Winning bid Rs 4,56,000 \| $5,494 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 66

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Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964) Discovery of India [Signed by Nehru] Jawaharlal Nehru, The Discovery of India, Calcutta: The Signet Press, April 1956, sixth edition xiii, 711 pages; original green cloth with gilt text at the spine 21.5 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm Signed and dated by the author on the front endpaper, “Jawaharlal Nehru June 1957" 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000 $1,810 - 2,410 Details	Winning bid Rs 6,60,000 \| $7,952 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Babasaheb Ambedkar) (1891 - 1956) Constitution of India [Set of six editions till date] a) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Babasaheb Ambedkar), Constitution of India, 1955, M/s National Printers, New Delhi [1] + State Emblem of India or the National Emblem of the Republic of India page + 1 loose page with list of illustrations slightly smaller in size + 1 loose page slightly smaller in size with a brief history of the 1st Constitution of India copy + 1 "Preamble" page + 231 illustrated colour broadside including 22 drawings by Nandalal Bose for each chapter + 2 pages; original full black rexine with gilt title to cover & spine, elaborate gilt decoration to cover 16.3 x 12.5 x 1.3 in (41.5 x 32 x 1.1 cm) 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 5,00,000 - 6,00,000 $6,025 - 7,230 Details	Winning bid Rs 5,76,000 \| $6,940 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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Thomas Daniell (1749 - 1840) The Chalees Satoon in the Fort of... 1795 Colour aquatint on paper Print size: 18.1 x 23.5 in (46 x 59.8 cm) Sheet size: 18.7 x 24.2 in (47.5 x 61.5 cm) With Mount: 24 x 29.1 in (61 x 74 cm)	Artist Profile
Estimate Rs 4,00,000 - 5,00,000 $4,820 - 6,025 Artwork Details	Winning bid Rs 6,00,000 \| $7,229 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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PASSAGES TO INDIA: A JOURNEY THROUGH RARE BOOKS, PRINTS, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND LETTERS (24-26 JULY 2024)