daniell rev (4 Ergebnisse)

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Hardback, blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. viii, [1], 486pp, [4]. Folding map as frontis. Fourth edition 1906. Corners of boards slightly bumped. Gift message to front pastedown. Foxing to edges. A decent copy. (ar3).

Paper Covered Boards. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Supplementary volume. 742pp plus index. Fold out plates on the dissection of the dog. Original paper covered boards with green cloth spine. Board detached to the rear and just holding to the front. First page and endpaper loose, and one other page. Some foxing to endpapers. Pages untrimmed. Some bumping and wear to corners.

Leather. Zustand: Good. William Daniell (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this interesting account of India and its culture, with beautiful engraved illustrations throughout. The first edition. In the publisher's original full embossed morocco binding with gilt detail. Bound by F. Westley. With a beautiful frontispiece, an engraved title page and twenty full page plates by William Daniell. Collated complete. Daniell was an English landscape painter, best known for his work in aquatint. During his artistic career, he travelled extensively around India, painting the people and scenery. A fascinating work regarding the culture of India. Written from the personal accounts of Rev. John Hobart Caunter. Caunter was an English cleric and writer who served as a cadet for the East India Company. He published numerous works relating to India and Biblical studies. 'The Oriental Annual' series concerned the different areas of India and was published in seven volumes. With an advertisement for the work to the front of the book, alongside four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. With the previous owner's neat ink signature to the front free endpaper. In the original full morocco binding. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities. Small crack to the upper rear joint. Light marks to the boards. Rear hinge is loosening. Light marks to the paste-downs and free endpapers. Binders label to the front paste-down. Previous owner's ink signature to the front free endpaper. Internally, binding strained between the frontispiece and engraved title page, but still firm. Pages age-toned to the edges. Spotting to the plates. The odd spot and handling mark throughout however the text is still bright and clear. Good. book.

Pp. (viii), 297, (1), adv. (6). With 22 steel engravings after drawings by William Daniell, including frontispiece and extra title. All protected by tissue guards. Publisher's embossed cloth, spines and covers blind-stamped and richly decorated in gilt, a.e.g., expertly rebacked.Deals with a journey visiting Madras, Tanjore, Madurai, Trichengur, Seringapatam, kingdom of Coorg Rajah, Cochin, Angria Bank, Muscat in Oman and finally Bombay and its vicinity. The beautiful plates depict views, sacred and famous buildings and sites, exotic animals including wild beasts fights and tiger hunt, etc. William Daniell travelled in India with his uncle Thomas Daniell for eight years and they produced a number of highly desirable aquatint illustrated works of the country including the renowned "Oriental Scenery" (1794). This volume is included in a series of seven volumes issued between 1834 and 1840.