The Durbar
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1903. 8vo. xii, 210. FIRST EDITION. Complete with half-title and 100 colored plates. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, cover worn, especially the corners and edges; spotting on fore-edge, slight mended tear in margin of plate 79. Book label on top cover and bookplate on paste-down of the Norfolk & Norwich Library, Guildhall Hill, Norwich. Item #15183
First edition. This book is a lively account, profusely illustrated by the artist Mortimer Menpes, of the Durbar – celebrations in Delhi on the occasion of the coronation of King Edward VII. The book also includes a description of the artist’s voyage to India for the celebrations, and praise of Lord Curzon as Viceroy of India. Menpes (1855-1938) was a British artist and illustrator, born in Australia; his daughter, Dorothy Menpes (1883?-1973), wrote the text to this work.
Price: $250.00