Lot 43
- 43
D'Oyly, Charles, Sir
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- Antiquities of Dacca. London: J. Landseer, [1814-1831]
- Paper, ink, leather
Folio (400 x 320 mm). 15 engraved plates after D'Oyly, one engraved plate of facsimile of writing, 4 half-page engraved illustrations by Landseer after George Chinnery, each on india proof paper; some minor, mostly marginal foxing, more so to first plate, apparently issued without a title-page. Contemporary green morocco and marbled boards, green morocco and gilt label to front cover; some rubbing, rebacked with spine preserved.
Provenance
Edmund Smith (bookplate) — John C. Ropes (ownership inscription dated London, September 26, 1874)