First Edition, by W.G. Osborne, The Court and Camp of Runjeet Sing [sic], with an introductory sketch of the origin and rise of the Sikh state, Henry Colburn, London, 1840, sixteen engravings including Ranjit Singh on horseback, Sher Singh, Akali, Sikh Armour, Fakirs, 236 pp., black 2/4 calf with red leather label gilt, 218 x 145 mm. William Osborne was military secretary to the Governor General, his uncle Lord Auckland. In May 1838 he was sent to Ranjit Singh's court in Lahore to make arrangements for the later British mission there.