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ALLAN HUME (1829 - 1912) & CHARLES H.T. MARSHALL (1841 - 1927)

ASN0039 Auction Type: Online

THE GAME BIRDS OF INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON
3 Volumes
1879-81
Dimension: 10 x 5.8 in (each)

R 1,25,000 - R 1,75,000

Details Details

With wood-engraved title-pages; Vol. I: pp. 279, 36 chromolithographic plates, published 1879; Vol. II: pp. 264, 38 chromolithographic plates, published 1880; Vol. III: pp. 438, 45 chromolithographic plates + 4 egg plates, published 1881
Modern leather binding in bottle-green with gilt text including on the spine raised in 4 bands

Literature Literature

Allan Octavian Hume (1829 - 1912) was the 'Father of Indian Ornithology' and also the co-founder of the Indian National Congress. An Indophile, in 1887 he publicly proclaimed "I look upon myself as a Native of India".

Notes Notes

Non-Exportable

Condition Notes

In Vol. I: Plate No. 24, on p. 184, the paper is torn and missing, p. 273 is upside down due to an error in the binding; In Vol. III: Plate after p. 99 has a minor tear