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Lot 29
ROBERT ORME (1728 - 1801)
ASN0009
Auction Type: live
A History of the Military Transactions of the British Nation in Indostan, from the Year MDCCXLV to which is Prefixed a Dissertation on the Establishments, Made by Mahomedan Conquerors in Indostan
Two volumes bound in three, Fourth Edition, revised by the author. London: Printed for F. Wingrave, 1803
Cover: Full calf binding, Vol 1- pp. 436 + xcvi, Vol 2, pt 1, pp. 366 + xv Vol 2, pt 2 - [pp. 367-740] + xv , Binding: All 3 volumes bound uniformly with titles in gilt on spine.
27.5 x 21.5 cm
CONDITION
A History of the Military Transactions of the British Nation in Indostan, Good for an ex-library copy. The set has 35 copperplates, maps and plans, most of them folding. Of these 4 are missing - Vol. 1 - lacks 2 maps [Gingee and Trichonopoly] and Vol II, Pt I - lacks map of Fort St David, plan of Calcutta and left half of a large folding view of Calcutta
27.5 x 21.5 cm
CONDITION
A History of the Military Transactions of the British Nation in Indostan, Good for an ex-library copy. The set has 35 copperplates, maps and plans, most of them folding. Of these 4 are missing - Vol. 1 - lacks 2 maps [Gingee and Trichonopoly] and Vol II, Pt I - lacks map of Fort St David, plan of Calcutta and left half of a large folding view of Calcutta
Estimate: ₹45,000 – ₹60,000
Provenance
Bath Public Reference Library bookplates and blind stamps
