Indoislamica: art and rare books relating to India, Central Asia and the Islamic world

Lahore. Golden Mosque.

Raphael Tuck, early 20th century.

Oilette postcard. Unused, very slight abrasion to corners.

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Francis, Dr. Charles Richard. A Bazaar or Market Scene.

From Sketches of Native Life in India, with views in Rajpootana, Simlah etc.

London 1848.

Tinted lithograph. Drawn on stone by J.C. Anderson. Sketched from Nature by Dr C. R. Francis. Very slight marginal loss not affecting image. Approx. 250 x 343 mm. (10 x 14ins). Printed by C.H. Fairland.

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Fane, General Walter (1828-1885). Sikh soldiers. Studies for sketches presented to Queen Victoria

Circa 1883. Pencil and watercolour drawing on card. 300 x 450 mm. (11.8 x 17.7ins).

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Agra - the Delhi Gate and Fort.

The grandest of the two entrances to the fort which leads to an inner gate - the Elephant Gate or Hathi Pol.

Circa 1870.

Albumen print. Mounted on a contemporary album leaf with titling in contemporary ink. Verso another albumen print circa 1870 titled 'Agra - the Zenana'. 235mm x 190mm. (9.25 x 7.5ins).

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Husain, Maqbool Fida (1915-). Three horses on a cream background.

Limited edition no. 68 out of a total of 300 printed. Signed and numbered in pencil by M.F. Husain.

Lithograph on paper. 705 x 635mm. (27.5 x 19.5 ins).

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Tallis, John (publisher). Cabool, the Punjab and Baloochistan.

London and New York 1851.

Steel engraved, original outline colour. 350 x 280 mm. (13.75 x 11ins).

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Chowdry, Anita. Shamsa Installation.

The design and structure of a twelve pointed shamsa is used here for the stairwell installation of large steel structures, finished in white and mirror polish.

Laser-cut powder-coated steel, coated on both sides, contains holes for fixing - can be either wall-mounted or suspended. 1 m diameter (39.5 ins), 3mm thick steel.

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Waterhouse Hawkins, Benjamin, artist. (1807-1894). Falcon Cherrug. Falco Cherrug. From Illustrations of Indian Zoology; chiefly selected from the Collection of Major-General Hardwicke by John Edward Gray.

Published by Treuttel, Wurtz, Treuttel, Ju. and Richter; also by Parbury, Allen and Co., London 1830-1834 [-1835].

Fine original hand-coloured lithographic plate printed by Graf & Soret. 480 x 347mm. (19 x 13.75ins).

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Husain, Maqbool Fida (1915-). Horse.

Artist’s proof, signed in pencil by M.F. Husain.

Kite paper on black. 430 x 580mm. (17 x 23 ins).

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Rodenbough, Theodore F. Aghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute. An Account of Russia’s Advance toward India, based upon the Reports and Experiences of Russian, German and British Officers and Travellers; with a Description

Rodenbough was a Brevet Brigadier-General in the American Army.

New York 1885.

Frontispiece and 22 woodcut illustrations, 3 folding maps, including large map in pocket. Original pictorial cloth. pp. (v), 139, 4 pp. publisher’s advertisements. 8vo.

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Wood, Major Herbert. The Shores of Lake Aral.

London 1876

2 folding maps, one of West Turkestan and Adjoining Countries (in pocket), one of the Lower Arms of the Amu Derya. Original pictorial cloth, gilt. pp. xxvii, i (errata), 352. 8vo

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Etherton, P.T. Across the Roof of the World. A Record of Sport and Travel through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia.

London 1911.

Gravure frontispiece, 126 illustrations, large folding map. Library label but no stamps. Pictorial cloth, top edges gilt. pp. xvi, 437. 8vo.

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