Lot 200
India
Collection of city and area guides and histories, printed in India, 19th and 20th century
Auction: India in Ink: The Library of Dr Raj Krishna | 01 October 2026 from 10am | Lots 79 to 208
Description
Sen, Sansar Chander. A Short Account of His Highness the Maharajah of Jaipur and his Country. Ajmer: Rajputana Mission Press, 1902. First edition, presentation copy, inscribed ‘with the compliments of Sansar Chander Sen 4th July 1902’ to front free endpaper, 8vo, original red skiver lettered and decorated in gilt, 25 pp.;
Kashmir. Rules for Observance by Visitors and Residents in the Territories of H. H. the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. Issued under the Authority of the Government of India by the Resident in Kashmir. Lahore: ‘Civil and Military Gazette’ Press, 1902. 12mo, [4] 75 pp., advertisements to rear, ownership inscription ‘Clive Coates, XV the Kings Hussars, Meerut, Srinagar, 15 III 04’ to front free endpaper, several printed addendum slips tipped in, the text annotated throughout and the rear blanks with several additional pages of manuscript notes including rules for shooting;
Bobbili, Sir Venkata Swetachalapati Ranga Row, Maharajah of. A Revised and Enlarged Account of Bobbili Zemindari. Madras: Addison & Co., 1900. Presentation copy, inscribed ‘with the compliments of the compiler’ on initial blank below the ownership inscription of the recipient, and with a laid-in typed letter signed from the Maharajah presenting the work 8vo, original cloth-backed boards, folding genealogical table to rear, loss to backstrip;
Khan, Nazirul-Islam. Guide to Golconda. Bombay: Thacker & Company Limited, 1941. First edition, 4to, original cloth, 14 halftone photographic plates (mostly double-sided), folding lithographic plan in pocket, ink-stamps of the South Indian Education Society's High School, Bombay bookseller's ticket to title-page;
Lucknow. A Brief History of Lucknow. Lucknow: Lucknow Times Press, 1868. Second edition, 16mo, original marbled boards, pebble-grain cloth backstrip, printed paper label to front cover, 50 pp., large folding lithographic plan to rear (bound in upside-down and with closed tear tear);
Sarda, Harbilas. Ajmer: the Last Capital of the Hindu Empire in India. A Guide to Places of Interest. Ajmer: Scottish Mission Industries Company, Limited, 1923. First edition, 8vo, original wrappers, 8 halftone photographic plates;
[Madurai]. Madura. A Tourist's Guide. Madras: Higginbotham & Co., 1913. First edition, 8vo, original cloth-backed boards, 20 halftone photographic plates;
and 28 others (these not collated, including: Longhurst, Hampi Ruins, Madras, 1917, original cloth; Cousins, Bijapur … A Guide to its Ruins, Poona, 1905; Parasnis, Mahabaleshwar, Bombay, 1916, original cloth, endpapers renewed; Newell, Lucknow, third and fourth editions, original wrappers; Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao, Rajah of Aundh, Ajanta, Bombay, 1932, with typescript presentation slip signed by the author mounted to endpaper, 4to, title-page reinforced in gutter; and similar) (35)
Provenance
INDIA IN INK: THE LIBRARY OF DR RAJ KRISHNA