The Oriental annual, or, Scenes in India comprising ... engravings from the original drawings by William Daniell, R.A. and a descriptive account by the Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D
7 volumes, [148] leaves of plates illustrations 21 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Pictorial works
Place:
India
Date:
1834
1840
1837
Notes:
Title varies: 1834-1836, The Oriental annual, or Scenes in India
1837, The Oriental annual. Lives of the Moghul emperors by the Rev. Hobart Caunter ... With ... engravings from drawings by William Daniell
1838, The Oriental annual, or, Scenes in India
1839-1840, The Oriental annual; containing a series of tales, legends, & historical romances by Thomas Bacon ... with engravings by W. and E. Finden from sketches by the author and Captain Meadows Taylor (subtitle varies slightly)
Publisher's statement varies. Vol. 2: Bull and Churton, v. 3: Edward Churton, v. 4-5: Published for the proprietor, by Charles Tilt, v. 6-7: Charles Tilt
"London: Printed by Samuel Bentley"--Verso of t.p. or colophon, v. 1-5. Vol. 6 colophon: Clarke, printers ... London. Vol. 7 colophon: London: Bradbury and Evans, Printers
No more published
Publisher's advertisements: last leaf of v. 1 and 4 leaves at end of v. 4
Steel-engraved plates, with guard tissues
Also available online.
SCNHRB copy (39088016467508, 39088016467540, 39088016467581, 39088016467623, 39088016467664, 39088016467706, 39088016467748) has bookplate: Treasury Department, Bureau of Engravng and Printing. Label: Case 9, shelf C. Stamped on front free endpaper: Return to Library, Engraving Division.
SCNHRB copy vol. 4, 5 & 7 has leather booklabel of E.R. Warden.
SCNHRB copy in original olive-green publisher's leather binding, gilt vignettes on front cover and spine, gilt edges, clasps (except for v. 7), yellow endpapers. Bookseller's label (v. 1): J. Rimell, London; Elkins (v. 5).
