ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS AUCTION (15-16 JANUARY 2020)

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William Whitelock Lloyd 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 Details	Winning bid Rs 64,800 \| $926 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 2

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Anonymous 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 Details	Winning bid Rs 52,800 \| $754 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 3

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Sir Charles D`Oyly (1781 - 1845) 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 Details	Winning bid Rs 96,000 \| $1,371 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 4

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Captain George Francklin Atkinson (1822 - 1859) Curry and Rice: On Forty Plates; or, The Ingredients of Social Life at "Our Station in India" CAPTAIN GEORGE FRANCKLIN ATKINSON, Curry and Rice: On Forty Plates; or, The Ingredients of Social Life at "Our Station in India" , London: Day and Son, circa 1860 40 tinted lithograph plates, from the original sketches by the author. Each satirical illustration has two pages of accompanying text Original publisher's orange cloth with elaborate decorations in gilt and stamped in blind after a design by Sir M Digby Wyatt (1820-1877). All edges gilt 29.5 x 22 x 2.5 cm 11.5 x 8.75 in (29.5 x 22 cm)
Estimate Rs 45,000 - 60,000 $645 - 860 Details	Winning bid Rs 1,00,200 \| $1,431 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 6

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James Grant, C H Forbes Lindsay, Frederick Boyle et al 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 Details	Winning bid Rs 60,000 \| $857 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 7

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Richard Burton, Joseph Jacobs and Monier Williams 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 Details	Winning bid Rs 99,120 \| $1,416 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 9

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Julia Corner (1798 - 1875) 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 Details	Winning bid Rs 42,000 \| $600 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 10

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E H Nolan 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 Details	Winning bid Rs 84,000 \| $1,200 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 11

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Robert Montgomery Martin (1801 - 1868) The Indian Empire R MONTOGOMERY MARTIN, The Indian Empire: History, Topography, Geology, Climate, Population, Chief Cities and Provinces; Tributary and Protected States; Military Power and Resources; Religion; Education, Crime; Land tenures; Staple Products; Government, Finance, and Commerce, London: The London Printing and Publishing Company Limited, circa 1860 (Set of 3 Volumes) Volume I: 582 pages including 1 black and white engraved frontispiece; 1 black and white engraved vignette title; 2 black and white engraved plates; vii index pages Volume II: 504 pages including 1 black and white engraved frontispiece; 1 black and white engraved vignette title; 1 engraved map with outline in colour; 13 black and white engraved plates; vii index pages Volume III: 192 pages including 1 black and white engraved frontispiece; 1 black and white engraved vignette title; 1 engraved map with outline in colour; 100 black and white engraved plates Leather-bound with marbled boards and gilt text at the spine 28 x 20 x 4 cm (each) 11 x 7.75 in (28 x 20 cm)
Estimate Rs 85,000 - 1,00,000 $1,215 - 1,430 Details	Winning bid Rs 1,02,000 \| $1,457 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 16

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Anonymous 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 Details	Winning bid Rs 40,320 \| $576 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 21

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Thomas Pennant (1726 - 1798) 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)
Estimate Rs 70,000 - 1,00,000 $1,000 - 1,430 Details	Winning bid Rs 1,09,200 \| $1,560 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 24

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Captain John Williams 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 Details	Winning bid Rs 60,000 \| $857 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 25

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William Howard Russell (1820 - 1907) 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 Details	Winning bid Rs 76,800 \| $1,097 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 26

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Charles Ball 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 Details	Winning bid Rs 72,000 \| $1,029 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 28

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Sir Colin Campbell, J W Shepherd, Colonel G B Malleson et al 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 Details	Winning bid Rs 99,120 \| $1,416 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 29

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Richard Simkin, John Charlton, Major A C Lovett and Major G F MacMunn 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 Details	Winning bid Rs 99,120 \| $1,416 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 35

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Edward Lake 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 Details	Winning bid Rs 43,680 \| $624 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 37

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Edward Tuite Dalton (1815 - 1880) 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)
Estimate Rs 1,00,000 - 1,50,000 $1,430 - 2,145 Details	Winning bid Rs 1,11,720 \| $1,596 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 45

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H Deb Delisle and K S Ranjitsinhji 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 Details	Winning bid Rs 46,800 \| $669 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 47

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Colonel Frederick Markham (1805 - 1855) 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 Details	Winning bid Rs 96,000 \| $1,371 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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