- 119
India--Asiatic Lithographic Press.
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Costumes of India. Part 1. Consisting of Ten Coloured Plates or Twenty Eight Costumes. Calcutta: Printed and published at the Asiatic Lithographic Press, & also sold by Mesrs. Thacker & Co., Saint Andrew's Library, 1827
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First (and only) edition (all published?), small oblong folio (238 x 370mm.), lithographed title, 10 numbered hand-coloured lithographed plates showing 28 subjects, interleaved with blanks, early twentieth-century red half morocco over marbled boards, flat spine titled in gilt, [not in Abbey], title strengthened, some old repaired tears, vertical creases, and restoration to plates, some light spotting and soiling, without the lithographed wrappers
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
A very rare colour-plate book of Indian costume and modes of transport, with no sale record at auction in the past 40 years. The only institutional copy appears to be that in the British Library, which copy has a lithographed upper wrapper. Although the work states 'Part 1' on the title, we can trace no further published parts. "The first lithographic press in India may have been the Asiatic Lithographic Press, Calcutta, which in 1825 printed Grierson's Twelve Select Views of the Seat of War. It is implied in a note in the work that this was the first time in India that lithography had been applied to views." (note to Abbey, Travel 446, cf. note to 403). See also lot 124.