Lot 162
Bentley, John
A Historical View of the Hindu Astronomy
Auction: India in Ink: The Library of Dr Raj Krishna | 01 October 2026 from 10am | Lots 79 to 208
Description
from the Earliest Dawn of That Science in India, to the Present Time. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1825. 8vo (22.2 x 14cm), original boards, rebacked, [2] xxxiv [2] 282 pp., half-title, 9 engraved folding plates, 14 pp. advertisements to rear, title-page with contemporary inscription ‘To the Editor of the London Magz’ and small library deaccession stamp, plates variably spotted and offset [Houzeau & Lancaster 483]
Provenance
INDIA IN INK: THE LIBRARY OF DR RAJ KRISHNA
Footnote
First London edition: a quarto edition was published at Calcutta in the same year, priority not established. Rare in commerce.