william-daniell

The Oriental Annual (with 10 engravings after paintings by W. Daniell) New York: Leavitt & Allen, c. 1850, pp. 264 Cover: Leather binding with the image of Taj Mahal in gold embossed on cover and the title embossed in gold on spine. Binding: Hardback with all edges in gilt.
24 x 17.5 cms

CONDITION
Edges slightly worn and spine bottom damaged. Before the days of copyright, some US publishers imitated the idea of the popular Oriental Annuals by reproducing Daniell plates but the text was unrelated to the original annuals.