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History of Delhi Coronation Durbar Held on 1st of Jan 1903 - Stephen  Wheeler - Antiquarian Books Auction
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History of Delhi Coronation Durbar Held on 1st of Jan 1903

STEPHEN WHEELER, History of Delhi Coronation Durbar Held on 1st of Jan 1903: To Celebrate the Coronation of King Edward VII, Compiled from the Original Papers by Order of the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, London: John Murray, 1904

xiv; 347 pages including a Plan of the Amphitheatre; plate illustrating the Durbar medal; a folding panorama of the Durbar [equivalent to 4 pages]; large folding seating plan; large folding coloured plan of the camps; 30 full-page photogravure portraits by Walker & Cockerell after various photographers; 18 full-page half-tone illustrations from photographs
Bound in full white vellum with a monogram of royal arms in red on front and back cover
33 x 26.6 x 9 cm

Limited edition of 250 copies printed on handmade paper

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The History of The Imperial Assemblage at Delhi - James Talboys Wheeler - Antiquarian Books Auction
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James Talboys Wheeler (1824 - 1897)

The History of The Imperial Assemblage at Delhi

JAMES TALBOYS WHEELER, The History of The Imperial Assemblage at Delhi: Held on the 1st January 1877, to celebrate the Assumption of the Title of Empress of India by her Majesty the Queen. Including Historical Sketches of India and Her Princes Past and Present, London: Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer, 1877

xix; 248 pages; three coloured maps (one double-spread), portraits of 11 Indian Maharajahs, Queen Victoria and Viceroy Lord Lytton and 12 views of Delhi and of the Durbar; one double-spread chromolithograph by Hanhart, depicting the Imperial Assemblage at Delhi; and medallions. (24 of the 26 photographs are by Bourne & Shepherd of Calcutta)
Bound in black leather with gilt rules on front and back panels and gilt title on spine
30.4 x 24.1 x 4.5 cm

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Indian Jewelry - Thomas Holbein Hendley - Antiquarian Books Auction
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Thomas Holbein Hendley (1847 - 1917)

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

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Europeans in India - Thomas Williamson and  Francis William Blagdon - Antiquarian Books Auction
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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

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The Costume of Hindostan - Frans Balthazar Solvyns - Antiquarian Books Auction
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Frans Balthazar Solvyns (1760 - 1824)

The Costume of Hindostan

FRANS BALTAZAR SOLVYNS, The Costume of Hindostan: Elucidated by Sixty Coloured Engravings; with Descriptions in English and French, taken in the years 1798 and 1799, London: Edward Orme, 1804

246 pages including 57 of 60 hand-coloured line and stipple engraved plates (3 missing), by Scott or T Vivares after Solvyns along with descriptions for each plate in English and French
Later quarter-bound leather with front and back blackboards
37 x 28 x 3.2 cm

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Sketches Illustrating the Manners and Customs of the Indians and Anglo Indians - William  Tayler - Antiquarian Books Auction
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Sketches Illustrating the Manners and Customs of the Indians and Anglo Indians

WILLIAM TAYLER, Sketches Illustrating the Manners and Customs of the Indians and Anglo Indians: Drawn on Stone from the Original Drawings from Life by William Tayler Esq., London: Thomas McLean, 1842

Lithographed title and dedication page along with 6 lithograph colour plates by J Bouvier of the General Lithographic Establishment, 70, Martin's Lane, after watercolours by Tayler along with tissue guards
Publisher's moire fine ribbed brown cloth boards, title in gilt on upper cover, recent green leather spine
55.2 x 38 x 1.5 cm

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L'Inde Francaise - Eugéne Burnof and Eugéne Jacquet - Antiquarian Books Auction
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L'Inde Francaise

EUGENE BURNOUF AND EUGENE JACQUET, L'Inde Francaise: Ou Collection de Dessins representant les Divinites, Temples, Meubles, Ornements, Armes, Ustensiles, Ceremonies Religieuses et Scenes de la Vie Privee, Paris: Arthus-Bertrand, 1827-1835


(Set of 2 Volumes)
Volume I: Title page, dedication page and first leaf of explanatory text, 90 finely hand-coloured lithographed plates by C Motte and others after various artists, each with an explanatory leaf of text, list of plates at the end
Volume II: 52 of 54 (2 MISSING) finely hand-coloured lithographed plates by C Motte and others after various artists, each with an explanatory leaf of text; 1; 118 appendix pages and 2 pages of list of plates at the end
Contemporary quarter leather-bound with marbled boards and gilt text at the spine
42.5 x 30 x 4 cm (each)

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Twelve Views of Places in the Kingdom of Mysore - Robert Hyde Colebrook - Antiquarian Books Auction
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Robert Hyde Colebrook (1762 - 1808)

Twelve Views of Places in the Kingdom of Mysore

ROBERT H COLEBROOK, Twelve Views of Places in the Kingdom of Mysore: The Country of Tippoo Sultan from drawings taken on the spot, To which are annexed, Concise Descriptions of the Places drawn, with a brief detail of part of the Operations of the Army during the late War, and a few other particulars, London: Edward Orme, 1805

Title, dedication and 6 sheets of letterpress text, 12 original hand-coloured aquatint plates, with colour-washed borders by John William Edy, after Colebrook.
Leather bound with gilt text on the front board and at the spine
49 x 65.5 x 1.5 cm

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Mooltan, a Series of Sketches, During and After the Siege - John  Dunlop - Antiquarian Books Auction
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Mooltan, a Series of Sketches, During and After the Siege

John Dunlop, Mooltan, a Series of Sketches, During and After the Siege: Being Twenty-one Drawings, from Sketches taken on the Spot, by John Dunlop, M.D. Assistant Surgeon H.M.'s 32nd Regiment. And lithographed in Tints, by Andrew Maclure. With a Descriptive and Historical Account of the Siege, London: Wm S Orr and Co, 1849

Tinted lithographed title and 21 tinted lithograph plates by Andrew Maclure
Quarter leather-bound with marbled boards and gilt title at the spine
37 x 26.5 x 3 cm

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The Ruins of Gour - Henry  Creighton - Antiquarian Books Auction
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Henry Creighton (1764 - 1807)

The Ruins of Gour

HENRY CREIGHTON, The Ruins of Gour: Described and Represented in Eighteen Views, with a Topographical Map, Compiled from the manuscripts and drawings of the late H Creighton, London: Black, Parbury & Allen, 1817

[iv], iii, 12, [38] pages, includes half-title and list of views; 14 of 15 hand-coloured [1 tipped-in photocopy of the original plate] and 3 uncoloured aquatint plates by T Medland, large folding hand-coloured map etched by Thomas Fisher, East India House, after Creighton dated 1811
Contemporary polished leather-bound with decorative gilt border to the front and back boards along with the gilt text at the spine with 4 raised bands
29 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm

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The Ruins of Mandoo - Captain Claudius Harris and J Guiaud - Antiquarian Books Auction
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The Ruins of Mandoo

CAPTAIN CLAUDIUS HARRIS AND J GUIAUD, The Ruins of Mandoo: The Ancient Mahommedan Capital of Malwah in Central India by J Guiand, of Nice from Original Sketches of captain Claudius Harris of 8th Madras Light Cavalry with Descriptive and Historical Notices, and an Appendix, London: Day and Son, 1859

6 loose colour plates, each measuring 27.5 x 37.5 cm with an off-white mount
Housed in a blue half leather-bound solander box with gilt title to spine
27.5 x 37.5 x 5 cm (box)

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Views in India, Saint Helena, and Car Nicobar Drawn from Nature and on Stone by Major John Luard - Major John Luard - Antiquarian Books Auction
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Major John Luard (1790 - 1875)

Views in India, Saint Helena, and Car Nicobar Drawn from Nature and on Stone by Major John Luard

MAJOR JOHN LUARD, Views in India, Saint Helena, and Car Nicobar, Drawn from Nature and on Stone by Major John Luard, London: J. Graf, printer to Her Majesty, circa 1832-38

244 pages including 1 hand-coloured lithograph frontispiece; 1 hand-coloured lithographed title page; 59 hand-coloured lithograph plates and having a descriptive text for each plate
Half leather-bound with leather corners and new marbled boards with gilt text at the spine with 5 raised bands
36.6 x 27 x 3.5 cm

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Ladak, Physical, Statistical, and Historical: with Notices of the Surrounding Countries - Alexander  Cunningham - Antiquarian Books Auction
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Alexander Cunningham (1814 - 1893)

Ladak, Physical, Statistical, and Historical: with Notices of the Surrounding Countries

ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM, Ladak, Physical, Statistical, and Historical: with Notices of the Surrounding Countries, London: W H Allen and Co., 1854

2 maps (one large folding, hand-coloured in outline, laid in linen in pocket at the end); 30 lithographed plates (16 coloured)
Half leather bound with leather corners and marbled boards
26 x 17 x 5.4 cm

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Collection of Voyages and Travels - John  Churchill - Antiquarian Books Auction
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Collection of Voyages and Travels

JOHN CHURCHILL, Collection of Voyages and Travels: Some now first printed from original manuscripts. Others translated out of foreign languages, and now first publish'd in English, London: Awnsham and John Churchill, 1704

(Volume 3 only)
3 parts in 1 volume as issued, each with own section title dated 1703; pagination and register continuous, the third part (Baldaeus) with engraved portrait frontispiece, additional engraved title-page; 33 engraved folding plates including maps; plans, views and orthographical tables of the Tamil language; numerous engraved vignettes in the text, several full-page
Contemporary calf leather along with decorative gilt spine
32 x 22 x 8 cm

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Illustrations of Rock-Cut Temples of India - James  Fergusson - Antiquarian Books Auction
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James Fergusson (1808 - 1886)

Illustrations of Rock-Cut Temples of India

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JAMES FERGUSSON, Illustrations of Rock-Cut Temples of India: Selected from the best examples of the different series of caves at Ellora, Ajunta, Cuttack, Salsette, Karli, and Mahavellipore. Drawn on stone by Mr T C Dibdin, from sketches carefully made on the spot, with the assistance of the Camera-Lucida in the years 1838-39, by James Fergusson, Esq., London: John Weale, 1845

1 Lithographed frontispiece and 18 lithographed plates; two plates with two scenes, after Fergusson by T C Dibdin. All plates are captioned as 'From A Sketch by Jas. Fergusson Esqr.' (except title plate and plate XI) and signed as drawn and lithographed by T C Dibdin and printed by M and N Hanhart. Each numbered plate carries the publisher's imprint of John Weale - except plate 6, 8, 15. The work is dedicated by James Fergusson "To the President and Fellows of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland".
Original brown cloth with gilt lettering
55.5 x 38 x1.5 cm

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