Lot 7
Indian Mutiny
Group of works on the Siege of Lucknow ex libris Thomas Knight, defender of the garrison
£4,284
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 28 September 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
1) A Personal Journal of the Siege of Lucknow. By Captain R. P. Anderson. London: W. Thacker and Co., 1858. First edition, 8vo, original cloth, 6 pp. advertisements, inscribed 'Thomas Knight, Late Hospital Sergt, 32 Regt, one of the garrison of Lucknow', covers very rubbed and marked, inner hinges cracked, occasional soiling;
2) A Memoir, Letters, and Diary of the Rev. Henry S. Polehampton ... Chaplain of Lucknow. London: Richard Bentley, 1858. Second edition, 8vo, contemporary red half roan, 3 wood-engraved plates including frontispiece, extra-illustrated with a folding watercolour of the colours of the Cornwall Light Infantry (bound in at rear), inscribed 'Presented to Hospital Sergeant Thomas Knight 32 Regt by a sincere friend Mrs E. Polehampton, London, 18 Novr 1858' on the original front free endpaper (retained in rebinding), pencilled ownership inscription (Thos Knight, 18 Nov 1858) to initial blank, pencilled annotations to endpapers, toning throughout, occasional finger-soiling and other marks, frontispiece with short marginal tear, one plate chipped in margin, I7 repaired in fore margin;
3) The Defence of Lucknow. A Diary ... by a Staff Officer [Thomas Fourness Wilson]. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1858. Second edition, 16mo, contemporary red half morocco, engraved plan (laid down), inscribed '32 Regt, Thomas Knight, one of the defenders of' on title-page, binding marked, contents toned and with a few spots and marks;
4) The Siege of Lucknow. A Diary. By the Honourable Lady Inglis. London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1892. First edition, 8vo, original cloth, inscribed 'Mr T. Knight, with his old friend Colonel Murphy's compliments and kind regards, May 1892' on half-title;
5) The Relief of Lucknow. From an Unpublished Work, by the Guide, T. H. Kavanagh, Esq. (Victoria Cross,) Assistant Commissioner in Oudh. London: W. S. Kirkland & Co., 1860. First edition, large 8vo, contemporary calf, 58 pp., spotting, this work without indication of Thomas Knight's ownership
Footnote
Note:
Thomas Knight, hospital sergeant at Lucknow, is described in Polehampton's account as 'a very good man and brave soldier' (the relevant page, 253, is annotated in the present copy). Library Hub traces five copies only for Anderson's work; one other copy of Kavanagh's work traced, in the Royal Collection.
