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The Durbar by Menpes, Dorothy; Menpes, Mortimer - 1903

by Menpes, Dorothy; Menpes, Mortimer

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The Durbar by Menpes, Dorothy; Menpes, Mortimer - 1903

The Durbar

by Menpes, Dorothy; Menpes, Mortimer

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London: Adam and Charles Black. Good with no dust jacket; Spine cocked, boards worn and dampstained at . rear top edge.. 1903. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Gray cloth with elaborate blue orange and gilt design of peacocks under a tree on front boards. Top edges gilt. 100 stunning color plates. xii, 210pp. A sumptuously illustrated account of the pomp and pageantry of the 1903 Delhi Durbar, a two-week celebration of the ascension of King Edward VII to the throne of Great Britain and as Emperor of India. Mortimer Menpes created the illustrations, while his daughter, Dorothy, recounts their travels aboard the S. S. Arabia to India and then to their luxurious camp to witness the processions of British and Indian dignitaries, falconers, military parades, elephants, camels, etc. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
  • Bookseller Old Saratoga Books US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Good with no dust jacket; Spine cocked, boards worn and dampstained at rear top edge.
  • Edition First Trade Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Adam and Charles Black
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1903
  • Keywords Durbar, Delhi, Indian History, British India, Raj

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THE DURBAR

by Menpes, Dorothy

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Published by Adam & Charles Black, 1903. 1st edition.. Hardback. Good. Illustrated by Menpes, Mortimer. Good condition with no wrapper. White cloth with orange and blue decorations to spine and front cover. Gilt titles also to front cover and spine. Top edge gilt. 100 colour plates. A. & C. Black Colour Book. De Luxe limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies, signed by the artist. xii and 210 numbered pages. SIGNED by the artist (no dedication) and numbered 613 (of 1,000). Boards unevenly heavily browned and stained, scuffed to rear board. Fraying to cloth at base of spine. Joints cracked. Binding is still tight. All plates present and clean. A few pale foxspots and margin marks to contents.
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The Durbar

by Menpes Dorothy (1883-1973) - Menpes Mortimer (1855-1938)

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Published by Adam and Charles Black in London,1903, in 8 (23 x 16,5 cm) 210 pages. 100 color plates engraved and printed at the Menpes Press under direction of Mortimer Menpes. Hardcover original cream cloth, decorated in red, blue and gilt to a design incorporating a tree and peacocks within a floral border, design partly reprised to spine, lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed. +++++++ Book written by Dorothy Whistler Flower (Born Menpes) illustrated by his father Mortimer Menpes on the Delhi Durbar that was an illustrated record of the commemoration in Delhi of the coronation of King Edward VII. The first Durbar was held in 1877 to proclaim Queen Victoria as Empress of India. This is the second Durbar to proclaim Edward VII as king, in 1902 but was not attended by the King either. It was not until the 1911 Durbar, when George V and Queen Mary went to India, was the Emperor and his Empress proclaimed in person to the people of India. Mortimer Menpes painted in oil and watercolour… Read More
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London: A & C Black. Very Good. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. A bit of tanning to spine. Boards with the slightest of bumping to corners. Bookplate. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Internally a handsome and tight copy. ; A coronation in British India. Very rare. 100 tissue guarded illustrations from watercolors by the famous artist Mortimer Menpes. Gilt lettering. Tan cloth boards with ornate design in brick red, blue and gilt. Top edge gilt. 20 Shilling Series. Inman 18; Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xii, 210 pages .
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by Menpes, Dorothy

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London: Adam and Charles Black, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Menpes, Mortimer. Signed. Original ivory, decorative cloth. Gilt titles to spine and front board.Bevelled edges. Top edge gilt. xii + 210 pp. 100 full page, colour illustrations. Copy no. 534 / 1000 of the De Luxe Edition, SIGNED by Mortimer Menpes on the verso of the half-title page. Cloth a bit soiled as per usual. Front hinge cracked and repaired. Some foxing. Pencil name of Anton Van Vouw on the front, free end-paper. 100 full page, colour illustrations after paintings by Menpes to illustrate the Great Durbar to mark the accession to the throne of Edward VII and his installation as Emporor of India. A most beautifully illustrated work. solid binding. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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