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Lot No. 31: Rowlandson

The Grand Master or Adventures of Qui Hi in Hindostan,A Hudibrastic Poem in Eight Cantos by Quiz.

  • Medium: Printed Book
  • Year: 1816
  • Size: 10 x 6.4 Inches

Winning Bid : ₹ 71,280

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Estimate

 60,000 -  1,00,000


Estimate US$

730-1200

Ends at Aug 09, 2023 07:30 PM IST

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Rowlandson

The Grand Master or Adventures of Qui Hi in Hindostan,A Hudibrastic Poem in Eight Cantos by Quiz.

Publisher :Printed by: Thomas Jegg. First edition, 8vo., pp 252, Folding color frontispiece; color engraved title; and 28 engraved plates by Thomas Rowlandson (27 hand-colored), Full tree calf leather with gilt tooling on cover and spine, title in gilt on spine. lacking the cancel leaf C8 and the errata slip, as usual. Externally very good indeed, internally the text is generally clean, the plates are quite bright and clean.
Size: 25.6 x 16.5 cm (10x 6.4 inches)
Good Condition
Provenance:

Keywords: India, History, Rare Book A lampoon on the Marquis of Hastings' governorship of India, and shows the public estimation of the East India Company, with its toleration of suttee for revenue purposes, and its total disregard otherwise of Hindu prejudice(Hardie English Coloured Books). Rowlandson Grolier Exhibition Catalogue 34,

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Good Condition

This is an auction of pre-owned and old items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use.

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Nickname Amount(Rs) Type Date & Time(IST)
1 anon0200 59400.00 Regular 08-08-2023 07:08:36 PM IST
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