March II 2021 Catalogue

B a u m a n R a r e B o o k s F a i t h 2 0 2 1 69 With 24 Large Splendid Hand-Colored Views Along Two Of Hinduism’s Sacred Rivers 70. (GANGES & YAMUNA RIVERS) FORREST, Charles Ramus. A Picturesque Tour along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna in India. London, 1824. Large quarto (10-1/2 by 13 inches), late 19th- century three-quarter red morocco gilt. $20,000. Click for More Info First edition of this renowned India color-plate book focusing on two rivers sacred in Hinduism, boasting 24 splendidly hand-colored aquatint views after original drawings by Forrest and large folding map showing the Ganges and the Jumna, handsomely bound by J. Adams. A spectacular series of views made by Forrest during a voyage along the Ganges and its tributary the Jumna, including plates of Benares, Allahabad, Lucknow, Delhi and the Taj Mahal in Agra. With folding engraved map, hand-colored vignette title page and vignette tailpiece, and 122-page history of India. Plates watermarked 1825; Abbey notes watermarks of 1824. Abbey, Travel 441. Occasional inoffensive foxing, usual light offsetting, binding handsome. A near-fine copy of an impressive production.