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Grindlay Captain Robert Melville.
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Description
- Scenery, Costumes and Architecture... of India. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1830 [but c.1842]
2 volumes in one, folio (398 x 310mm.), engraved title with hand-coloured vignette, 36 finely hand-coloured aquatint plates (including frontispiece), by R.G. Reeve, T. Fielding, G. Hunt, C. Bentley. and others, after Grindlay, W. Westall, F. Witherington, W. Daniel, C. Stanfield, D. Roberts, Copley Fielding and W. Purser, each plate with protective blank (to prevent off-setting from text), text watermarked 1828, 1829 and 1842, contemporary red half morocco over marbled boards, spine in compartments with raised bands richly tooled in gilt, gilt edges, binding rather rubbed
Literature
Abbey, Travel 442; Colas 1334; cf. Tooley (1954) 239 (with the collation for the two volumes in parts)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"next to daniell, the most attractive colour plate book on india" (Tooley).
Grindlay was a self-taught amateur artist who went to India in 1803, aged 17. He served with the East India Company's military service from 1804-1820 and during this period made a large number of sketches and drawings recording the life and landscape of India.
This copy is the third issue, single-volume edition, as listed in Colas. It has a new engraved title followed by the two contents leaves but without a title-page to the second volume.