Folio (19 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches). 29 (untitled) original watercolour and gouache drawings (17 measuring 16 x 10 3/8 inches and 12 measuring 12 3/8 x 7 3/4 inches) on two different stocks of western laid paper, one Whatman with a watermarked date of 1822, the other with Britannia watermark and an 1825 date. Mid-19th-century dark blue half sheep over patterned cloth-covered boards, longitudinal red morocco label to spine lettered in gilt 'Indian Drawings.' Freshly bound in black leather, with green board cloth, original spine relaid. There are three distinct groups: 6 half-sheet drawings of workers going about their daily tasks; 6 half-sheet images showing six of the ten different incarnations of Shiva; 16 full-sheet drawings of individuals (primarily high caste, including a number from the lyengar sub-caste of Brahmins, most usually found in southern India). In addition, there is a single full-sheet drawing of the Hindu 'Churuk Puja' or Hook-Swinging Ceremony. The most interesting group is the 16 full-sheet drawings of individuals: these are clearly by a single hand and include an image of a Thenkalai artist at work which may well be a self-portrait. Others depicted include a priest, five richly-dressed women, and four richly-dressed men, perhaps members of a princely court. This group is completed with five images of men and women at work. The lyengar caste marks on a number of the people depicted indicate that the drawings probably originated from southern India and can therefore be attributed to an artist from the Madras school. *Ron Norman of Hartlepool carried out rebinding and restoration work on this book. (Ronnorm@aol.com)* Plates are not captioned.