- 97
Carpenter, Percy
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Hog Hunting in Lower Bengal. London: Day and Son, 1861
- paper
FIRST EDITION, folio (520 x 363mm.), tinted lithographed title with large hand-coloured vignette, and 8 hand-coloured lithographed plates, title and plates mounted on card, gold-printed captions and borders, contemporary morocco-backed brown cloth boards, upper cover lettered in gilt, flat spine, spotting and tears to text and mounts (plates overall clean), some text detached and worn (no loss of text), occasional marginal waterstaining, upper cover detached, spine worn with loss
Literature
Bobins 229; Czech, Asian p.44; Schwerdt I p.97; Not in Abbey
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
RARE. "One of the few books on pigsticking and very difficult to find in good condition". (Schwerdt)
The introduction states that the drawings were taken from sketches and notes taken during a meet held by the Calcutta Tent Club in March 1860 on the Sowerra Burrea Plains, near Tumluk, 50 miles south east of Calcutta. The hunting party consisted of fifteen members of the Club, including their guests, with around four horses per person and attendants, numbering around sixty people. There were also eleven elephants to act as beaters in the long grass, jungle and woods on the plain. The hunt lasted three days during which time they killed thirty seven hogs.
The introduction states that the drawings were taken from sketches and notes taken during a meet held by the Calcutta Tent Club in March 1860 on the Sowerra Burrea Plains, near Tumluk, 50 miles south east of Calcutta. The hunting party consisted of fifteen members of the Club, including their guests, with around four horses per person and attendants, numbering around sixty people. There were also eleven elephants to act as beaters in the long grass, jungle and woods on the plain. The hunt lasted three days during which time they killed thirty seven hogs.