RAMBLES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF AN INDIAN OFFICIAL

2 volumes. First Edition. Beautifully illustrated throughout with 9 very finely painted original watercolours, 2 chromo-lithograph frontispieces and 30 chromo-lithograph plates, including renderings of some of the most famous sites in all of India, including the Taj Mahal from many vantage points, the tomb of the Emperor Akbar and others, six of the plates are of fine ornaments and flowers, beautifully coloured. Royal 8vo, very handsomely bound by Bayntun-Riviere, Bath, England in three-quarter polished red calf over red cloth covered boards, the spines with raised bands gilt ruled and gilt stopped, the compartments with gilt shields at their centers, the shields each decorated with four roses within the ornament, two compartments lettered in gilt, marbled end-leaves, top edges gilt, bound into the volumes are the original red cloth covers emblazoned with elaborate gilt framework in Indo-Islamic design, at the center of the upper covers a figure holds a tampura, the central device on the rear covers, a medallion gilt, the spine panel lettered and similarly decorated in gilt. xii, 478; vii, [1], 459 pp. A very fine set, the bindings strong and tight and in very pleasing condition, the text-blocks, original paintings and chromo-lithograph plates are all very well preserved.