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Lot No :

THE ORIENTAL ANNUAL: 7 VOLUMES


Estimate: Rs 2,00,000-Rs 2,50,000 ( $3,035-$3,790 )


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TITLE: The Oriental Annual or Scenes in India
VOLUME: 1
PUBLISHER: Edward Bull
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1834
BINDING: Leather bound with spine gilt, all gilt edges. Front cover illustrated with symbol of elephant whichis gilted. Uniformly bound
NO.OF PAGES: 254 including 1 b & w engraved frontispiece, 1 b & w engraved vignette title and 23 engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R. A. and a descriptive account by the Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D
SIZE:
Height: 20 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Depth: 2.7 cm

TITLE: The Oriental Annual or Scenes in India
VOLUME: 2
PUBLISHER: Bull and Churton
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1835
BINDING: Leather bound with spine gilt, all gilt edges. Frontcover illustrated with symbol of elephant which is gilted. Uniformly bound
NO.OF PAGES: 242 including 1 b & w engraved frontispiece, 1 b & w engraved vignette title and 20 engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R. A. and a descriptive account by the Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D
SIZE:
Height: 20 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Depth: 2.7 cm

TITLE: The Oriental Annual or Scenes in India
VOLUME: 3
PUBLISHER: Edward Churton
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1836
BINDING: Leatherbound with spine gilt, all gilt edges. Front cover illustrated with symbol of elephant which is gilted. Uniformly bound
NO.OF PAGES: 297 including 1 b & w engraved frontispiece, 1 b & w engraved vignette title and 20 engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R. A. and a descriptive account by the Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D
SIZE:
Height: 17.5 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Depth: 2.7 cm

TITLE: The Oriental Annual - Lives of the Moghul Emperors
VOLUME: 4
PUBLISHER: Charles Tilt
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1837
BINDING: Leather bound with spine gilt, all gilt edges. Front cover illustrated with symbol of elephant which is gilted. Uniformly bound
NO.OF PAGES: 240 including 1 b & w engraved frontispiece, 1 b & w engraved vignette title and 20 engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R. A. and a descriptive account by the Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D
SIZE:
Height: 20 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Depth: 2.7 cm

TITLE: The Oriental Annual or Scenein India
VOLUME: 5
PUBLISHER: Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D.
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1838
BINDING: Leather bound with spine gilt, all gilt edges. Front cover illustrated with symbol of elephant which is gilted. Uniformly bound
NO.OF PAGES:242 including 1 b & w engraved frontispiece, 1 b & w engraved vignette title and 20 engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R. A. and a descriptive account by the Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D
SIZE:
Height: 17.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm.br.Depth: 2.7 cm

TITLE: The Oriental Annual or Scenes in India: Tales, Legends, & Historical Romances
VOLUME: 6
PUBLISHER: Charles Tilt
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1839
BINDING: Leather bound with spine gilt, all gilt edges. Front coverillustrated with symbol of elephant which is gilted. Uniformly bound
NO.OF PAGES: 244 including 1 b & w engraved frontispiece, 1 b & w engraved vignette title and 16 b & w 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
SIZE:
Height: 17.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Depth: 2.7 cm

TITLE: The Oriental Annual; containing a series of Tales, Legends, & Historical Romances
VOLUME: 7
PUBLISHER: Charles Tilt
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1840
BINDING: Leather bound with spine gilt, all gilt edges. Front cover illustrated with symbol of elephant which is gilted. Uniformly bound
NO.OF PAGES: 244 including 1 b & w engraved frontispiece, 1 b & w engraved vignette title and 16 b & w engravings 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
SIZE:
Height: 17.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Depth: 2.7 cm

This lot will be sold in "as is" condition.
There may be some minor tears/creases scratches, or holes commensurate with age that may not be visible in the images.

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