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Lot No :

V C SCOTT O`CONNOR AND W WAKEFIELD

SET OF 2 BOOKS ON KASHMIR


Estimate: Rs 35,000-Rs 40,000 ( $490-$560 )


Set of 2 books on Kashmir


a) V. C. Scott O'Connor, The Charm of Kashmir, London: Longmans, Green And Co., 1920

pp. xii + 182 including 16 tipped colour plates of which 6 are by Abanindranath Tagore and 24 black and white photographic plates; bound in cream cloth with gilt title and designs on cover, top edge gilt
11.8 x 3.6 in (29.5 x 9.2 cm)


b) W Wakefield, The Happy Valley: Sketches of Kashmir and The Kashmiris, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1879

pp. xii, 300 + 8 colour lithograph plates and 1 folding map of "Kashmir and Surrounding Districts"; original maroon cloth boards with gilt text at the spine
9 x 6.2 in (22.5 x 15.5 cm)

The author was a medical officer to the British forces in India. The present work recounts a visit made to Kashmir in the summer of 1875.

(Set of two)

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