Lot 192
India
Collection of illustrated accounts, 19th century
Auction: India in Ink: The Library of Dr Raj Krishna | 01 October 2026 from 10am | Lots 79 to 208
Description
Richards, Walter. Her Majesty's Army [Vol. 3: Indian and Colonial Forces]. A Descriptive Account of the Various Regiments now comprising the Queen's Forces from their First Establishment to the Present Time. London: J. S. Virtue & Co., Limited, c.1890. 3 volumes in 1, 4to (27.8 x 20.5cm), contemporary maroon morocco over bevelled boards, spine and covers lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, 47 chromolithographic plates including frontispieces and additional vignette title-pages;
Elliott, Robert (illustrator). Views in India, China, and on the Shores of the Red Sea. With Descriptions by Emma Roberts. London: H. Fisher, R. Fisher & P. Jackson, c.1850. 2 volumes in 1 4to (25.4 x 19cm), contemporary red morocco gilt, all edges gilt, 64 steel-engraved plates including frontispieces and additional vignette title-pages, occasional spotting, library plate to front pastedown (marked for deaccessioning), related ink-stamp to verso of letterpress title-page of volume 1;
White, George Francis. Views in India, chiefly among the Himalaya Mountains. Edited by Emma Roberts. London: Fisher, Son, and Co., c.1840. 4to (30.2 x 23cm), contemporary black half calf, 38 steel-engraved plates including frontispiece and additional vignette title-page, occasional light spotting, a few small tears to tissue-guards, plate facing p. 92 with short closed tear along plate-mark;
Martin, R. Montgomery. The Indian Empire: its History, Topography, Government, Finance, Commerce, and Staple Products. With a Full Account of the Mutiny of the Native Troops. London: London Printing and Publishing Company (Limited), [1858-1861]. First edition, 8 original parts as issued, large 8vo, original orange cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and blind, 118 steel-engraved plates including additional vignette title-pages (120 plates plus title-pages usually cited), 2 maps, temporary title-page in red and black to part 1, part 8 bound with title-pages for volumes 1-3 (the work intended for binding up into 3 volumes on completion of publication), spotting, part 2 with marginal loss to 2 plates, part 7 with one plate working loose;
and 4 others similar (17)
Provenance
INDIA IN INK: THE LIBRARY OF DR RAJ KRISHNA