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(Set of two)
a)
TITLE: Indian Prince and the crown
SUB-TITLE: A brief historical record of the Indian Princes who attended the Imperial Durbar at Delhi in 1912; together with a description of their territories and methods of administration
PUBLISHER: Bennett Coleman
PLACE: Bombay
YEAR: 1912
BINDING: Original, attractively ornamented leather cover (intricately blind / gilt embossed front cover), all edges gilt
NO.OF PAGES: pp. xii + 414 pages including 14 tipped color plates with tissue guards + 250 b & w plates along with marbled pastedowns
SIZE:
Height: 38.5 cm
Width: 30.5 cm
Depth: 4 cm
This large illustrated leather book contains a brief historical record of the Indianprinces who attended the Imperial Durbar at Delhi in 1912, including descriptions of their territories and methods of administration. It includes over a 100 photographic plates of mostly portraits of the princes and the maharajahs of the time, including the Bhupinder Singh Patiala and Jagatjit Singh Kapurthala, the Sikh rulers of Punjab, and the Rajputana at Udaipur, Jeypore, Jind, Jodhpur, Ulwar and Bharatpur, Indore, Gwalior, Bhopal, Baroda, Kutch, Bhavnagar, Hyderabad, Mysore, Travancore, andmany more. Colour plates include that of the King Emperor and Queen.
b)
TITLE: Ruling Princes & chiefs of India
SUB-TITLE: A brief historical record of the leading Princes and chiefs in India together with a description of their territories and methods of administration
PUBLISHER: The Times of India Press
PLACE: Bombay
YEAR: 1930
BINDING: Original, attractively ornamented leather cover (intricately blind / gilt embossed front cover), all edges gilt
NO.OF PAGES: pp. xii + 420 pages including 26 tipped color plates with tissue guards + 102 b & w plates along with marbled pastedowns
Height: 38.5 cm
Width: 30.5 cm
Depth: 4.5 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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