Lot 94
Dirom, Alexander
A Narrative of the Campaign in India
Auction: India in Ink: The Library of Dr Raj Krishna | 01 October 2026 from 10am | Lots 79 to 208
Description
which terminated the War with Tippoo Sultan, in 1792. London: W. Faden [and others], 1793. First edition, 4to (26.5 x 19.5cm), contemporary tan half calf, marbled sides, 9 engraved plates and plans (several folding), spine rubbed, frontispiece slightly spotted and offset, plates facing pp. 135 and 225 slightly cropped along top and fore margins respectively, F4 with small hole in text [ESTC T145677]
Provenance
INDIA IN INK: THE LIBRARY OF DR RAJ KRISHNA
Footnote
Alexander Dirom was a Scottish-born officer in the army of the East India Company who served as deputy adjutant-general in the Third Anglo-Maratha War.