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ORIENTAL MEMOIRS: 4 VOLUMES


Estimate: Rs 3,60,000-Rs 4,00,000 ( $5,455-$6,065 )


NON-EXPORTABLE

A VERY GOOD SET OF THIS MOST INTERESTING WORK

TITLE OF VOLUME 1: Oriental Memoirs:
SUB-TITLE: Selected and Abridged from a Series of Familiar Letters Written During Seventeen Years Residence in India: Including Observations on Parts of Africa and South America, and a Narrative of Occurrences in Four India Voyages
VOLUME: 1
AUTHOR: James Forbes, F.R.S.& C.
PUBLISHER: White, Cochrane and Co.
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1813
BINDING: Later calf binding with elaborate blind tooling (Title printed on covers on black label)
NO.OF PAGES: pp. xxiii + 1 b & w engraved frontispiece + 482 pages including 10 colour aquatint plates and 40 b & w engraved plates
SIZE:
Height: 32.7 cm
Width: 26 cm
Depth: 6 cm

TITLE OF VOLUME 2: Oriental Memoirs:
SUB-TITLE: Selected and Abridged from a Series of Familiar Letters Written During Seventeen Years Residence in India: Including Observations on Parts of Africa and South America, and a Narrative of Occurrences in Four India Voyages
VOLUME: 2
AUTHOR: James Forbes, F.R.S. & C.
PUBLISHER: White, Cochrane and Co.
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1813
BINDING: Later calf binding with elaborate blind tooling (Title printed on covers on black label)
NO.OF PAGES: pp. xvi + 542 pages including 10 colour aquatint plates and 20 b & w engraved plates
SIZE:
Height: 32.7 cm
Width: 26 cm
Depth: 5.7 cm

TITLE OF VOLUME 3: Oriental Memoirs
SUB-TITLE: Selected and Abridged from a Series of Familiar Letters Written During Seventeen Years Residence in India: Including Observations on Parts of Africa and South America, and a Narrative of Occurrences in Four India Voyages
VOLUME: 3
AUTHOR: James Forbes, F.R.S. &C.
PUBLISHER: White, Cochrane and Co.
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1813
BINDING: Later calf binding with elaborate blind tooling (Title printed on covers on black label)
NO.OF PAGES: pp. xii + 488 pages including 5 colour aquatint plates and 14b & w engraved plates SIZE:
Height: 32.7 cm
Width: 26 cm
Depth: 5 cm

TITLE OF VOLUME 4: Oriental Memoirs
SUB-TITLE: Selected and Abridged from a Series of Familiar Letters Written During Seventeen Years Residence in India: Including Observations on Parts of Africa and South America, and a Narrative of Occurrences in Four India Voyages
VOLUME: 4
AUTHOR: James Forbes, F.R.S. & C.
PUBLISHER: White, Cochrane and Co.
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1813
BINDING: Later calf binding with elaborate blind tooling (Title printed on covers on black label)
NO.OF PAGES: pp. xiv + 428 pages including 2 colour aquatint plates and 20 b & w engraved plates
SIZE:
Height: 32.7 cm
Width: 26 cm
Depth: 4.5 cm

JamesForbes was a writer and artist employed by the British East India Company. He was sent to India in 1765 and compiled notes on every aspect of the country including botany, ethnology, and architecture during his long residence. The present lot was compiled after he retired in England.

Originally published in 1813 with 94 plates, upon the author's death in 1819, the unsold copies of "Oriental Memories' were deposited in a warehouse, where 20 years later they were rediscovered and republished in 1839 with an additional 27 plates. These plates come from a remainder stock of the quarto edition of the Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery'. Many of the illustrations are by Forbes, and others are by Thomas & William Daniell and W. Hooker.

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.

The books on sale in this auction are rare, out-of-print and otherwise collectible, dating from the 19th century on wards. The technology and material for printing and binding books has evolved over the last few centuries. From being the exclusive preserve of Clergy and Kings to an item of everyday application, the availability and use of books has also evolved over time. Books age over time and deterioration in a book's condition depends on many factors, including the original materials used and conditions of usage over time. Books will often show signs of foxing, fading, shelf-ware or dust jacket damage through usage. Prolonged storage may also cause wormhole damage or water stains.

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