Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India.

Later Edition. Folio (428mm by 334mm). Engraved title page with coloured aquatint vignette, 37 further coloured aquatints. Title, verso blank; Introduction, verso blank; Contents [i-iii](blank); Text [1]-26, [27-101]. Half green morocco, marbled boards, decorate gilt to spine Grindlay's Indian Scenery, marble endpapers, extremeties slightly rubbed, a.e.g. London, Smith, Elder & Co. 1838 [but 1851 or later].

Captain Grindlay's book is one of the most appealing of the many colour plate books that depict the scenery of India. Grindlay's work and life are discussed at some length by Pauline Rohatgi in India and Pageant of Prints (pp177-194) London 1989. Abbey Travel, 442.

Stock Code: 208426