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Reverend Hobart Caunter and Thomas Bacon, The Oriental Annual: Containing a Series of Tales, Legends, and Historical Romances, London: Edward Bull, 1834-1840

Full-leather binding with a caparisoned elephant embossed in gold and entwined serpents blind-stamped on the cover, the spines with the title at the centre, a camel at the lower bottom, and a palm tree embossed in gold, all edges gilt
20 x 13.5 x 2.7 cm (each)

(Complete set of 8 Volumes)
Volume I: (1834); 254 including 1 later hand coloured engraved frontispiece, 1 later hand coloured engraved vignette title and 23 later hand coloured engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R A and a descriptive account by Rev. Hobart Caunter, B D

Volume II: (1835); 242 including 1 later hand coloured engraved frontispiece, 1 later hand coloured engraved vignette title and 20 later hand coloured engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R A and a descriptive account by Rev. Hobart Caunter, B D

Volume III: (1836); 297 including 1 later hand coloured engraved frontispiece, 1 later hand coloured engraved vignette title and 20 later hand coloured engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R A and a descriptive account by Rev. Hobart Caunter, B D

Volume IV: (1837); 240 including 1 later hand coloured engraved frontispiece, 1 later hand coloured engraved vignette title and 20 later hand coloured engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R A and a descriptive account by Rev. Hobart Caunter, B D

Volume V: (1838); 242 including 1 later hand coloured engraved frontispiece, 1 later hand coloured engraved vignette title and 20 later hand coloured engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R A and a descriptive account by Rev. Hobart Caunter, B D

Volume VI: (1839); 244 including 1 later hand coloured engraved frontispiece, 1 later hand coloured engraved vignette title and 16 later hand coloured engravings including sketches by the author and engravings by W and E Finden. From drawings by D Roberts, H Warren, C Stansfield, T C Dibdin, T Creswick

Volume VII: (1839); 268 including 1 later hand coloured frontispiece, 1 later hand coloured vignette title, 20 later hand coloured plates totaling 22 plates after drawings by William Daniell

Volume VIII: (1840); 244 including 1 later hand coloured engraved frontispiece, 1 later hand coloured engraved vignette title and 16 later hand coloured engravings by W and E Finden, J Cochran, T Jeavons, Capone, S Fisher, J Varrall, J Smith and J Redaway from sketches by the author and Captain Meadows Taylor

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