D'OYLEY, Charles, Captain Thomas WILLIAMSON and Francis William BLAGDON. The European in India ... accompanied with a Brief History of Ancient and Modern India. London: J.F. Dove for E. Orme, 1813 [2 plates watermarked 1811]. 4° (261 x 205mm). 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates, half-title. Contemporary blue straight-grained morocco, gilt spine, gilt and blindstamped lozenge pattern on sides, gilt edges (rubbed). Provenance: I.W. Wood (armorial bookplate).
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D'OYLEY, Charles, Captain Thomas WILLIAMSON and Francis William BLAGDON. The European in India ... accompanied with a Brief History of Ancient and Modern India. London: J.F. Dove for E. Orme, 1813 [2 plates watermarked 1811]. 4° (261 x 205mm). 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates, half-title. Contemporary blue straight-grained morocco, gilt spine, gilt and blindstamped lozenge pattern on sides, gilt edges (rubbed). Provenance: I.W. Wood (armorial bookplate).

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D'OYLEY, Charles, Captain Thomas WILLIAMSON and Francis William BLAGDON. The European in India ... accompanied with a Brief History of Ancient and Modern India. London: J.F. Dove for E. Orme, 1813 [2 plates watermarked 1811]. 4° (261 x 205mm). 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates, half-title. Contemporary blue straight-grained morocco, gilt spine, gilt and blindstamped lozenge pattern on sides, gilt edges (rubbed). Provenance: I.W. Wood (armorial bookplate).

FIRST EDITION of an unusual and charming work in which Europeans are shown in juxtaposition with their Indian servants and entertainers. Abbey: Travel, 435.
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