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Decorated publisher's cloth binding of George Francklin Atkinson's Curry and Rice — 01 · Decorated publisher’s cloth binding

Three-quarter view of the decorated binding and spine of Curry and Rice — 02 · Binding and spine · three-quarter view

Letterpress title page of Curry and Rice by George Francklin Atkinson — 03 · Letterpress title page · Day & Son, London

Illustrated vignette title page of Curry and Rice showing a woman on horseback — 04 · Illustrated vignette title

Lithographic plate depicting domestic life at a British station in India — 05 · Station life · lithographic plate

Lithographic plate depicting a camel-drawn carriage in India — 06 · Camel carriage · lithographic plate

Lithographic plate titled Our Departure for Home from Curry and Rice — 07 · Our Departure for Home · lithographic plate

List of the forty subjects in Curry and Rice — 08 · List of subjects · forty plates

Text page headed Our Bath from Curry and Rice — 09 · Text page · “Our Bath”

Detail of the publisher's imprint stamped into the binding of Curry and Rice — 10 · Publisher’s binding detail · “Designed by M. Digby Wyatt”

1858/1859 · First edition

Curry & Rice

George Francklin Atkinson

Atkinson’s celebrated illustrated satire of British life in India.

One of the classic illustrated books of the British Raj, combining social caricature, humour and acute observation.

Publication: London, 1858/1859
Language: English
Format: Folio
Completeness: All 40 plates intact.
Condition: Good. Normal signs of ageing and restoration.
Provenance: Provenance details available on request.
Rarity: A highly collectible illustrated work on British India.
Status: Available
Price: USD 1,350

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