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  • TOD, JAMES. 1782-1835. Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Centra
    Jun. 07, 2017

    TOD, JAMES. 1782-1835. Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Centra

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    TOD, JAMES. 1782-1835. Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India ... Second edition. Calcutta: Harimohan Mookerjee, 1877-9. 2 volumes, 4to. (273 x 222 mm). xxxiii, [1], 639 pp, [1]; [1-4], xxvi, 674 pp. 2 folding letterpress tables. 16 plates by N.C. Bose, S.C. Dass, T.N. Dev and others after Captain Waugh (6), Ghafsi (5) and others. Publisher’s embossed green cloth, gilt titles on spines. RARE CALCUTTA EDITION WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY INDIAN ENGRAVERS. An extensive survey of the history, beliefs and topography of Rajasthan, first published in London in 1829-1832. The plates in the present work are adaptations by local engravers of those found in the London edition. A British solider stationed in Rajasthan, Tod’s work drew on local archives, Rajput traditional sources, and monuments such as the Edicts of Asoka found at Junagadh. He returned to England in 1823 with a wealth of material for what became a fundamental study of Rajasthan’s historical development.

    Bonhams
  • TOD, LIEUT. COL. JAMES (1782-1835 Annals and Antiq
    Sep. 18, 2013

    TOD, LIEUT. COL. JAMES (1782-1835 Annals and Antiq

    Est: -

    TOD, LIEUT. COL. JAMES (1782-1835 Annals and Antiquities of Rajast'han. Cornhill: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1829-32.

    Bonhams
  • TOD, James, Lieut. Col. (1782-1835). Travels in Western India . London: William Allen, 1839.
    Jun. 03, 2009

    TOD, James, Lieut. Col. (1782-1835). Travels in Western India . London: William Allen, 1839.

    Est: £900 - £1,200

    TOD, James, Lieut. Col. (1782-1835). Travels in Western India. London: William Allen, 1839. 4° (320 x 250mm). 9 plates, one of these lithographic. (Spotting, mostly in the plates.) Original green cloth, sides tooled in blind, spine lettered in gilt within a pictorial frame, yellow glazed endpapers (light rubbing). FIRST EDITION, IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL CLOTH of an account of Tod's journey from Udaipur to Mumbai via Mt Abu, with an early, detailed description of the religious customs of the hill tribes of Southern Rajasthan. The plates mainly show views of the region's principal sacred buildings in their landscape. The village Todgarh was so named by the Maharana of Udaipur to commemorate Tod's work in the region.

    Christie's
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