Lot 1125
Hendley, Ulwar and its art treasures
sold
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sold
Auction schedule:
29-10-2025 / Lot 1099-1165 / session starting 5.45 PM
With Dedication by the Maharaja
Indien. - Hendley, T. H. Ulwar and its art treasures. London, Griggs, 1888. Fol. (38:28,5 cm). Mit chromolith. Titel, chromolith. Porträt, 80 (2 doppelblattgr.) meist chromolith. Tafeln sowie einigen tlw. chromolith. Textabb. 28 Bll. Farb. Or.-Lwd. mit reicher Goldpr., bestoßen, Rücken mit kleinen Bezugsfehlstellen, etwas fleckig.
First edition. With additional chromolithographed title, portrait and 80 (2 double-page) mostly chromolithographed plates. With inscription by (on behalf of?) the Maharaja Magal Singh (1859-1893): "Presented to Col. E. M. Alexander by his sincere friend Mangal Singh / 28th July 1891". Orig. cloth, somewhat worn.
Erste Ausgabe. Prächtiges Werk über das indische Fürstentum Alwar. Die Tafeln (num. 1-79 u. 17A) zeigen u. a. Waffen, Textilien, Schmuck und Miniaturen, aber auch Fotografien aus Alwar. Vorgebundenes weißes Blatt mit (eigenhändiger?) Geschenkwidmung des Maharadschas, auf dessen Kosten das Buch über seine Sammlungen entstand. Magal Singh regierte Alwar von 1874 bis 1893.