Baylay, C.S.
Representative Men of Central India
Oblong Folio, First edition, 205pp, with 164 good photo illustrations (mainly half page and larger), Bound in publishers original maroon morocco calf leather, front board brightly gilt blocked with title within blind tooling, beveled edges, Printed on good quality art paper internally an excellent clean copy Bombay, C. B. Burrows, c/o William Watson & Co., nd but circa 1902.A wonderful work of reference, probably published about 1902/3 with portraits of most of the rulers and chiefs of the area together with a few senior administrators. The work is divided into the following districts: Indore, Bhopal, Malwa, Bhopawar, Bundelkhand, Baghelkhand, Gwalior, Although photographic credits are not given the book serves as an invaluable photographic record of rulers, heirs, chief sirdars, etc at the period just before the great Curzon Durbar of 1903. Many of the photographs are probably from the studio of Raja Deen Dayal who was particularly active in Central India much patronized early in his career by Maharaja Holkar of Indore.
Extremely Rare, WorldCat locates three copies in the U.S. (University of Chicago, Asian Art Museum, UC Davis) and two abroad (University of Sydney, Oxford).
A fascinating photographic record of the British Raj celebrating the 'wise rulers and loyal officials' who 'stepped in and produced order out of chaos' in colonial India.
Size: 30 x 23 cm
Good Condition.
Provenance: Property from a collection of a Lady.
Keywords: India, Indian colonial, Early Printed Book, Photo
Good Condition
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