Lot 193
India
Travel narratives and history, 19th and 20th century
Auction: India in Ink: The Library of Dr Raj Krishna | 01 October 2026 from 10am | Lots 79 to 208
Description
Taylor, Bayard. A Visit to India, China, and Japan, in the Year 1853. New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1855. First American edition, 8vo, original blind-stamped red cloth, spine gilt, additional engraved title-page and frontispiece, some intermittent staining and spotting, spine worn and faded, lower joint slightly cracking;
Hart, William H. Everyday Life in Bengal. London: Charles H. Kelly, [1906]. First edition, 8vo, original publisher's red decorative cloth, frontispiece and 32 halftone illustrations, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot;
Wakefield, W. Our Life and Travels in India. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1878. First edition, 8vo, original brown cloth gilt, engraved frontispiece, publisher's catalogue at end, some spotting throughout;
India and the Durbar; a Reprint of the Indian Articles in the 'Empire Day' Edition of the Times, May 24th, 1911. London: Macmillan and Co, 1911. First edition, 8vo, gilt lettered maroon cloth;
Rowe, A.D. Every-day Life in India. New York; American Tract Society, [1881]. First edition, 8vo, original gilt-lettered brown cloth with black floral design. with frontispiece and numerous engraved illustrations;
Malleson, G.B. The Decisive Battles of India. From 1746 to 1849 Inclusive. London: W.H. Allen & Co., 1883. First edition, 8vo, original decorative red cloth, spine gilt, with half-title, frontispiece Woodburytype portrait, large folded map in rear pocket and 3 plans (1 folded), yellowed sellotape repair to inner margin of frontispiece and title page; spine faded;
Fitzroy, Yvonne. Courts and Camps in India. London: Methuen, [1926]. First edition, 8vo, original publisher's brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, no dust jacket, frontispiece and plates with halftone illustrations, pp. 237-238 detached from textblock, spotting throughout;
together with 38 others (not collated) (45)
Provenance
INDIA IN INK: THE LIBRARY OF DR RAJ KRISHNA