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JAMES TOD (1782-1835)
Annals and Antiquities of Rajast'han or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1829-1832. 2 volumes, 4° (306 x 226mm). Engraved frontispieces, large folding engraved map of Rajast'han hand-coloured in outline, 49 engraved and lithographic plates, some folding, illustrations, and 2 folding letterpress tables. Half-titles. Errata leaf at end of volume I. (Map with 70mm. clean tear, some spotting and offsetting.) Contemporary tree calf, spines gilt, marbled edges (upper joints split, extremities rubbed, corners worn). Provenance: Frances Mary Richardson Currer (1785-1861, bookplate) -- purchased from B. Quaritch, London, January 1930, for £18 18s.
FIRST EDITION. FRANCES CURRER'S COPY of this classic history of the Rajputs by Tod, an Indian soldier, diplomatist and explorer who devoted much of his career to acquiring a unique knowledge of Rajast'han. Brunet V, 872. (2)
Annals and Antiquities of Rajast'han or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1829-1832. 2 volumes, 4° (306 x 226mm). Engraved frontispieces, large folding engraved map of Rajast'han hand-coloured in outline, 49 engraved and lithographic plates, some folding, illustrations, and 2 folding letterpress tables. Half-titles. Errata leaf at end of volume I. (Map with 70mm. clean tear, some spotting and offsetting.) Contemporary tree calf, spines gilt, marbled edges (upper joints split, extremities rubbed, corners worn). Provenance: Frances Mary Richardson Currer (1785-1861, bookplate) -- purchased from B. Quaritch, London, January 1930, for £18 18s.
FIRST EDITION. FRANCES CURRER'S COPY of this classic history of the Rajputs by Tod, an Indian soldier, diplomatist and explorer who devoted much of his career to acquiring a unique knowledge of Rajast'han. Brunet V, 872. (2)
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