Lot #23: Samuel Bourne Etc. An Important Early Photograph Album Of India

Samuel Bourne (British, 1824-1912) &Amp; Shepherd (British, 1858-1878); Shepherd &Amp; [Arthur] Robertson; Robert Phillips; William Saunders (British, 1832-1892). An Astounding Album Of Indian Views Comprising Of 58 Mounted Albumen Prints. Circa 1860-1872. Large Oblong Folio. Full Morocco Boards Ruled In Gilt And Blind, With A Gilt And Black Monogram Emblazoned On Upper. Spine With 4 Double-Bands. Beveled Edges. Gilt Dentelles. Beige Moire Cloth End Papers. All Edges Gilt. Almost All Prints With Manuscript Title Inked At Lower Left, Numbered In Pencil At Lower Right, Most Numbered And Signed In The Plates, A Few Unidentified. 8.25X11- 7.5X12.25 In. Print Of Junction Of The Roads To Runghee And Lukvar Showing Men Carrying Camera Equipment; One Tinted Print Of Japan, Unidentified, And Another Print By William Saunders Showing Chinese Barrow Carriage, Shanghai. Generally Very Good Condition, Various Imperfections; The Prints Are Overall Strong And Crisp And Present Very Well; Extremities Rubbed, Spine Joints Splitting. Prints Included Are: (1706) Government House, Calcutta; (1132 D) A Group Of H.E. The Viceroy'S Elephants With Their State Trappings; (1726) Landing Goods Near The Custom House, Calcutta; (1710) View In The Eden Gardens, Calcutta; (1735) Village Life In Bengal; (1169) The Burning Ghat, Benares; (1175) Sumeree Temple At Ramnaggur, Benares; (1173) "Gyan Bapee" Or Well Of Knowledge, Benares; (X) "Perahars" In Kandy, Ceylon; (1148) Gateway Of The Hooseinabad Bazaar, Lucknow; (1028) Ruins Of The Residency, Lucknow; (?A:??) View From The Terrace Of The Hooseinabad, Lucknow; (1051?) The Great Imambara Moqsue, Lucknow; (1052) The Kashmir Gate, Delhi; (1370) The Kutab Minar &Amp; The Great Arch, Delhi; (1371) The Kutab Minar Showing Carving On The 1St Gallery; (1376) The Great Arch &Amp; Iron Pillar, Delhi; (1380) Ala-Ood-Deen'S Gateway, Delhi; (1379) Tomb Of Shums-Ood-Deen Altomsh, Builder Of The Kutab; (1350) Interior Of The Dewan-I-Kass, Delhi; (1918) Interior Of The Nandh Bhowan, Deig [Palace]; (1312) Upper Portion Of Palace Built By Rajah Buhman Singh, Goverdhun; (X) Maharaja Mohinder Singh Of Patiala State, And Suite; (1078) The Taj From The River, Agra; (1227) Quadrangle Of The Motee-Musjid (Pearl Mosque), Agra; (1229) Interior Of The Moteemusjid Showing The Saracenic Arhces &Amp; Pillars; (1232) Mausoleum Of Prince Etmad Dowlah, Agra; (1260) General View Of The Ruins, Futtypore, Sikri; (1275) Carved Pillars In The Panch Mahal, Futtypore, Sikri; (1271) Remarkable Pillar In The Dewan-I-Kass; (X) Mawab Of Rampore From The Sutlej; (1903) Memorial Well &Amp; Church In The Distance, Cawnpore; (1206) Marochetti Statue Memorial Well, Cawnpore; (1577) View Of Mussoarie; (1776) Winter Scenery On The Mall, Simla; (1789) Chota Simla From Jakko; (Shepherd &Amp; Robertson) A Durbar [Maharajah Of Bhurtpoor, Hindoo Jat, In Bustar]; (X) The Selim Tea Estate, Darjeeling; (X) Group Of Coolies - St De Galla; (Robert Phillips) Junction Of The Roads To Runghee &Amp; Sukvar, Darjeeling; (X) Creepers In The Forest Below Qing, Darjeeling; (1900) Picturesque Bridge On The Rungnoo, Darjeeling; (Phillips, 2003) Durbar Group. The Governor Of Bengal Of The Rajah Of Sikkim; (1902) Cinchona Plantation At Tukdah, Darjeeling; (X) A Side Valley On The Leesta, Darjeeling; (X) The Runghee Road, Darjeeling; (X) Group Of Tree Ferns In The Forest Sukvar, Darjeeling; (1509) Specimen Of The Edible Pine - Chini District; (X) The Kinchinjunga Range From Darjeeling; (Phillips, 1904) Study Of Clouds, Darjeeling; (X) [Japan]; (X) Avenue Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Ceylon; (X) View From Bope Bridge, Galle; (X) Lindoola Estate; (X) Mandookello Bungalow; (X) Coffee Pickers; (X) Group Of Palms In The R. Botanical Gardens, Peradenia, Ceylon; (X) Chinese Wheelbarrow. Est: 6,000/8,000 Estimate Is Provided By Seller And Is Not A Guarantee Of Value Pickup Category Timeslot {A}