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SIR CHARLES D'OYLY (1781-1845), 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. 4° (273 x 208mm). Half-title. 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates. (Very light browning throughout.) Contemporary straight-grained dark-green/black morocco, covers with wide borders in blind and gilt, gilt spine, gilt edges (extremities rubbed). Provenance: P. McGarel (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; Colas 884; Tooley 185.
The European in India ... accompanied with a Brief History of Ancient and Modern India. London: J.F. Dove for E. Orme, 1813. 4° (273 x 208mm). Half-title. 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates. (Very light browning throughout.) Contemporary straight-grained dark-green/black morocco, covers with wide borders in blind and gilt, gilt spine, gilt edges (extremities rubbed). Provenance: P. McGarel (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; Colas 884; Tooley 185.