Lot No. 46: SLEEMAN, WILLIAM HENRY

RAMBLES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF AN INDIAN OFFICIAL

Medium: Printed Books
Year: 1844
Size: 9.7 x 6.5 inches
Place: London

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SLEEMAN, WILLIAM HENRY

RAMBLES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF AN INDIAN OFFICIAL

First edition

Year: 1844

Size: 25 x 16.5 cm (9.7 x 6.5 inches)

Illustrated with 2 frontispieces and 30 other chromolithographic plates.

Published by: J. Hatchard and Son. 1844.
First edition, Large 8vo.

Volume I: xii + 2 errata slip + 478pp. 7 tissue-guarded chromolithographs comprising portrait frontispiece of the late Emperor of Delhi and six flower plates,.

Volume II: vii + 3 + 459pp, 25 tissue-guarded chromolithographs, frontispiece shows 5 captioned miniatures and a second group of miniatures shows 4 tombs with captions, the rest of the plates feature mainly buildings and tombs.

Later re-bound in original gilt decorated green cloth pictorial boards with matching red cloth spine and original gilt pictorrial spine laid on the new red cloth spine, Title in gilt on spine. Illustrated with 2 frontispieces and 30 other chromolithographic plates.

Sleeman joined the Bengal Army, served in the Nepal War (1814?1816), and in 1820 became assistant to the Governor-General's agent in the Saugor and Nerbudda territories. He is best known for his suppression of the Thuggee secret society. Sleeman was also the earliest discoverer of dinosaur fossils in Asia, he wrote a number of other works on Indian subjects.
In present work he makes very readable observations touching on a myriad of subjects and places and illustrate many facets of Indian life including suttee, witchcraft, influence of electricity on vegetation, corn dealers, the Kohinoor diamond, transit duties, Delhi, Indian Police and military discipline. Sleeman, although not a physician, gave the first account of a toxic malady, Lathyrism.

Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman

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	Nickname	Amount(Rs)	Type	Date & Time(IST)
1	anon0142	163400.00	Regular	17-10-2024 07:10:25 PM IST
2	anon0152	148500.00	Regular	17-10-2024 05:10:57 PM IST

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Lot No. 46: SLEEMAN, WILLIAM HENRY

RAMBLES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF AN INDIAN OFFICIAL

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SLEEMAN, WILLIAM HENRY

RAMBLES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF AN INDIAN OFFICIAL

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