Lot 233
India.- Atkinson (Capt. George Francklin) The Campaign in India 1857-58. From Drawings Made During the Eventful Period of the Great Mutiny..., first edition, Day & Son, 1859.
Hammer Price: £550
Description
India.- Atkinson (Capt. George Francklin) The Campaign in India 1857-58. From Drawings Made During the Eventful Period of the Great Mutiny...Illustrating the Military Operations before Delhi and its Neighbourhood, first edition, tinted lithographed vignette title and 22 plates on 16 sheets only (of 26 plates on 20 sheets, including title), lacking List of Plates, 13 text ff. present only (of 20), title with paper repair to foot and marginal tears repaired, plate 17 with small loss to corner of image and tear into image repaired, marginal fraying or tears and repairs, particularly to text ff., occasional soiling or marginal staining, scattered foxing, original pictorial cloth, gilt, g.e., rebacked, corners repaired, rubbed and soiled, endpapers renewed, [Abbey, Travel 486], folio, Day & Son, 1859.
⁂ A fine visual record of the Indian Rebellion by George Atkinson of the Bengal Engineers.
Description
India.- Atkinson (Capt. George Francklin) The Campaign in India 1857-58. From Drawings Made During the Eventful Period of the Great Mutiny...Illustrating the Military Operations before Delhi and its Neighbourhood, first edition, tinted lithographed vignette title and 22 plates on 16 sheets only (of 26 plates on 20 sheets, including title), lacking List of Plates, 13 text ff. present only (of 20), title with paper repair to foot and marginal tears repaired, plate 17 with small loss to corner of image and tear into image repaired, marginal fraying or tears and repairs, particularly to text ff., occasional soiling or marginal staining, scattered foxing, original pictorial cloth, gilt, g.e., rebacked, corners repaired, rubbed and soiled, endpapers renewed, [Abbey, Travel 486], folio, Day & Son, 1859.
⁂ A fine visual record of the Indian Rebellion by George Atkinson of the Bengal Engineers.
