ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS: IN PURSUIT OF THE PICTURESQUE (4-5 MAY 2022)

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Francis William Blagdon, William Daniell, Francis Swain Ward and James Hunter A Brief History of Ancient and Modern India From the Earliest Periods of Antiquity to the termination of the late Mahratta War Francis William Blagdon, William Daniell, James Hunter and Francis Swain Ward, A Brief History of Ancient and Modern India from the Earliest Periods of Antiquity to the Termination of the late Mahratta War [title to letterpress] [WITH] Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore from Forty Drawings Taken on the Spot by James Hunter [AND] Twenty-Four Views in Hindostan, London: Edward Orme, 1805 [but c.1828, text watermarked 1820-22, plates 1827-28] 1 hand colored stipple engraved portrait frontispiece of Tippoo Sultan, two hand colored engraved pictorial additional titles, hand colored stipple-engraved folding plate of "Judges and Court Officials", and 60 of 64 hand colored aquatint plates (lacking plates 5-8, Abbey nos.29-32); polished half calf over marbled boards, spine ornately gilt in compartments, label on upper board with gilt text and ornate borders 57.5 x 43 x 4 cm 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 14,00,000 - 18,00,000 $18,670 - 24,000 Details	Winning bid Rs 14,32,800 \| $19,104 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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