Set of 4 books on Bombay, 3 pictorial

a) Major T F Brook,Scenes in Bombay: Being reproductions from eight water colour sketches by Major T. F. Brook, No date or printer, Circa 1910s

8 colour prints, each tipped-in on grey sheets, contained in a fold over paper envelope
8.5 x 6.5 in (21.2 x 16.2 cm)

b) Anonymous, Twenty-four Types of Indian Native Character Reproduced in Photogravure, Bombay: Thacker & Co., No date, Circa 1910

24 pp, each with a 5.5 x 3.5-inch sepia print of a captioned photograph tipped in
9 x 7 in (22.5 x 17.5 cm)

Despite the title, all characters are Bombay residents.
1. Dog Boys / 2. Municipal Road Sweeper/ 3. A Dhobie Ghat/ 4. A Police Sepoy/ 5. A Hackney Carriage/ 6. A Khitmagar and Hamal/ 7. Parsees /8. Pan Supari Seller / 9. A Cotton Cart/ 10. A Postman / 11. Telegraph Peon/ 12. A Coffee Seller / 13. Mochi or Shoemaker / 14. A Dhobie / 15. Gowalas or Milk Sellers / 16. A Syce / 17. Native Food Seller / 18. Road Watering / 19. A Police Sowar / 20. Buttons and Laces Boy / 21. Ayahs / 22. A Fruit Seller / 23. Tramway Inspector, Driver and Conductor/ 24. Plate No. 23 repeated due to binder’s error

c) Samuel T. Sheppard, Bombay, Bombay: The Times of India Press, 1932

pp. 166 + 24 plates including Index; original beige cloth
8.9 x 6 in (22.4 x 15 cm)

An anecdotal history of Bombay with plates based on old maps, prints and photographs.

d) Maharashtra State is Launched: An artist’s review of the events that marked the formation of the state April 27 - May 1, 1960, Bombay: Director of Publicity, Government of Maharashtra

pp. 87 with pencil sketches by M R Acharekar though he is not mentioned by name; softcover
9.6 x 7.4 in (24.2 x 18.5 cm)

Cover has 2 rubber stamps, one of them stating ‘Surplus Duplicate’. Not ex-library.

(Set of four)

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