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Edité par Longman and Co / Jame R. Netherton, London, 1854
Vendeur : LONGLAND BOOKS, Totteridge, LDN, Royaume-Uni
Buckram. Etat : Good/Very Good. pp xii + 226 , with large folded map. Internally very good subject to a little browning , binding firm , a few stains to the cover (look to be moisture - no impact internally) , paper label on spine rather worn Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
Edité par 1836, 1836
Vendeur : Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books (ILAB), Stockholm, Suède
Pp. (viii), 297, (1), adv. (6). With 22 steel engravings after drawings by William Daniell, including frontispiece and extra title. All protected by tissue guards. Publisher's embossed cloth, spines and covers blind-stamped and richly decorated in gilt, a.e.g., expertly rebacked.Deals with a journey visiting Madras, Tanjore, Madurai, Trichengur, Seringapatam, kingdom of Coorg Rajah, Cochin, Angria Bank, Muscat in Oman and finally Bombay and its vicinity. The beautiful plates depict views, sacred and famous buildings and sites, exotic animals including wild beasts fights and tiger hunt, etc. William Daniell travelled in India with his uncle Thomas Daniell for eight years and they produced a number of highly desirable aquatint illustrated works of the country including the renowned "Oriental Scenery" (1794). This volume is included in a series of seven volumes issued between 1834 and 1840.