Lot 326
India, photographs, including Sikh rulers - Jehangir, Sorabji
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 10 September 2014 at 12:00 BST
Description
Princes and chiefs of India. London: Waterlow & Sons, 1903. Volumes 1 and 2 (of 3), folio, 48 Woodbury type photographic plates, some browning of volume 2 not affecting photographs, a few small marginal wormholes not affecting photographs, first plate of volume 2 detached and with slight loss of inner margin, volume 1 with stamp at head of title "Palace Office, Mysore", plate 1 with Nizam of the Deccan detached with some marginal loss, volume 1 lacks plate at p. 31 [Maharaja of Mysore], original red morocco gilt, worn (2)
Footnote
Note: A visually breathtaking record of Indian princes at the beginning of the 20th century, including portraits of the following Sikh rulers: the Raja of Nabha, the Raja of Kapurthala, the Raja of Jhind, and two portraits of the Maharajas of Patiala.