First edition. Folio 42pp, coloured frontispiece portrait of Queen Victoria, 7 monochrome plates of British rulers etc; 4 depicting multiple subjects, 18 plates of Indian rulers of which 17 are chromolithograph. All showing multiple subjects. In the original red cloth binding with ornate patterned gilt borders with decorative corner pieces - this is replicated in blind to the lower board. Upper board slightly bowed, otherwise a very good copy. Title, author and publisher in gilt to spine. Inscription to front endpaper in blue pen. The book is dedicated to Queen Victoria. Coloured plates in order: (uncoloured plates not photographed) 1. Frontispiece. H.M. the Queen-Empress. *Queen Elizabeth I (uncoloured). *Miniature oval portraits of James I / (Charles I / Cromwell / Charles II / James II (all uncoloured) *Miniature oval portraits of William III / Mary / Queen Anne / George I / George II / George III / George IV / William IV (all uncoloured) *Lord Clive (uncoloured) *12 miniature portraits of the Governors-General of India (uncoloured) *11 miniature portraits of the Governors-General of India (uncoloured) *H.E. the earl of Elgin & Kincardine (uncoloured) 2. Moghul Emperors: (1) Akbar, 1556 / (2) Jahangir, 1605 / (3) Shah Jahan, 1627 / (4) Aurangzeb, 1658 / (5) Bahadur Shah, 1707 / (6) Jahandar Shah, 1712 / (7) Farrukh Siyar, 1713. 3. Moghul Emperors: (8) Rafi-ud-darjat, 1719 / (9) Rafi-ud-daula, 1719 / (10) Mohamad Shah, 1719 / (11) Ahmed Shah, 1748 / (12) Alamgir II, 1754 / (13) Shah Alam, 1759 / (14) Akbar Shah II, 1806 / (15) Bahadur Shah II, 1837-1859. 4. Bundi: (1) Sujan, 1533 / (2) Bhoj, 1588 / (3) Ratan, 1607 / (4) Gopinath, 1614 / (5) Chattar Sal, 1631 / (6) Bhao Singh, 1659 / (7) Anurad Singh, 1682 / (8) Budh Singh (date uncertain) / (9) Umed Singh, 1744 / (10) Ajit Singh, 1771 / (11) Bishan Singh, 1772 / (12) Ram Singh, 1821 / (13) Maharao Raja Raghbir Singh, 1889. 5. Kotah: (1) Madho Singh, 1625 / (2) Mokand Singh, 1631 / (3) Jagat Singh, 1658 / Paim Singh, 1670 (no portrait) / (4) Kishor Singh, 1670 / (5) Ram Singh, 1686 / (6) Bhim Singh, 1708 / (7) Arjun Singh, 1720 / (8) Darjan Singh, 1724 / (9) Ajit Singh, 1747 / (10) Chattar Sal, 1749 / (11) Goman Singh, 1766 / (12) Umed Singh, 1771 / (13) Kishor Singh, 1820 / (14) Ram Singh, 1828 / (15) Chattar Singh, 1866 / (16) Maharao Umed Singh, 1889. 6. Jhalawar: (1) Zalim Singh (founder of family). Died 1824 / (2) Madan Singh, first chief, 1838 (creator of the state) / (3) Prithi Singh, 1845 / (4) Maharaj Rana Zalim Singh, 1876. Sirohi: (1) Prithwi Raj Chohan, Ruler of Ajmere & Delhi. Killed 1193 / (2) Akhiraj (date uncertain) / (3) Sheo Singh, 1819 / (4) Umed Singh, 1865 / (5) Maharao Kesri Singh, 1875. 7. Jaisalmer: (1) Bhim Singh (date uncertain) / (2) Sabal Singh (date uncertain) / (3) Amar Singh (date uncertain) / (4) Jaswant Singh, 1702 / (5) Budh Singh (short reign) / (6) Tej Singh (usurper) / (7) Akhi Singh, 1722 / (8) Mulraj, 1762 / (9) Gaj Singh, 1820 / (10) Ranjit Singh, 1846 / (11) Bairi Sal, 1864 / (12) Maharawal Salivahan, 1891. 8. Karauli: (1) Dharm Pal, 1645 / (2) Ratan Pal / (3) Kuar Pal / (4) Gopal Singh, 1725 / (5) Turas Pal / (6) Manik Pal, 1772 / (7) Amolik Pal / (8) Har Baksh Pal, 1804 / (9) Pratap Pal, 1837 / (10) Nar Singh Pal, 1850 / (11) Madan Pal / (12) Lachhman Pal, 1869 / (13) Jai Singh Pal / (14) Arjuna Pal, 1875 / (15) Maharaja Sir Bhanwar Pal Deo Bahadur, 1886. 9. Jaipur: (1) Prithwi Raj, 1503-28 / (2) Puran Mal, 1528-34 / (3) Bhim, 1534-37 / (4) Ratan, 1548 / (5) Askaran, 1548 / (6) Bharmal Das, 1574-90 / (7) Bhagwan Das, 1574-90 / (8) Man Singh, 1590-1615 / (9) Bhao Singh, 1615-22 / (10) Jai Singh I, 1622-68 / (11) Ram Singh I, 1668-90 / (12) Bishan Singh, 1690-1700 / (13) Jai Singh II, 1700-44 / (14) Isri Singh, 1744-51 / (15) Madho Singh I, 1751-68 / (16) Prithwi Singh, 1768-79 / (17) Pratap Singh, 1779-1803 / (18) Jagat Singh, 1803-18 / (19) Jai Singh III, 1818-35 / (20) Ram Singh II, 1835-80 / (21) Maharaja Sir Madho Singh II, 1880. 10. Ulwar: (1) Pratap Singh, 1775 / (2) Bakhtawar Singh, 1791 / (3) Banai Singh, 1815 / (4) Sheodan Singh, 1857 / (5) Mangal Singh, 1874 / (6) Maharaja Jai Singh, 1892. 11. Jodhpore or Marwar: (1) Rao Sivaji, 1211 / Numbers 2-11 ten chiefs / (12) Rao Rir Mal, 1417 / (13) Rao Jodhaji, 1453 / (14) Rao Suja, 1491 / (15) Rao Udai Singh (did not reign) / (16) Rao Ganga, 1515 / (170 Rao Maldeo, 1531 / (18) Rao Udai Singh, 1583 / (19) Raja Sur Singh, 1594 / (20) Raja Gaj Singh, 1619 / (21) Maharaja Jaswant Sing I, 1635 / (22) Maharaja Ajit Singh, 1678 / (23) Maharaja Abhi Singh, 1725 / (24) Maharaja Ram Singh, 1750 / (25) Maharaja Bakht Singh, 1751 / (26) Maharaja Bijai Singh, 1753 / (27) Maharaja Bheem Singh, 1794 / (28) Maharaja Man Singh, 1804 / (29) Maharaja Takht Singh, 1843 / (30) Maharaja Jaswant Singh II, 1873 / (31) Maharaja Sardar Singh (no portrait), 1895. 12. Bikanir: (1) Rao Bika / (2) Rao Nara / (3) Rao Lunkaran / (4) Rao Jaitsi / (5) Rao Kaliyan Singh / (6) Raja Rai Singh / (7) Raja Dalpat Singh / (8) Raja Sur Singh / (9) Raja Karan Singh / (10) Maharaja Anup Singh / (11) Maharaja Sarup Singh / (12) Maharaja Sajan Singh / (13) Maharaja Zorawar Singh / (14) Maharaja Gaj Singh / (15) Maharaja Raj Singh / (16) Maharaja Pratap Singh / (17) Maharaja Surat Singh / (18) Maharaja Ratan Singh / (19) Maharaja Sirdar Singh / (20) Maharaja Dungar Singh / (21) Maharaja Ganga Singh. 13. Kishangarh: (1) Kishan Singh, 1597 / (2) Sahas Mal, 1615 / (3) Jagmal Singh, 1618 / (4) Hari Singh, 1628 / (5) Rup Singh, 1643 / (6) Man Singh, 1658 / (7) Raj Singh, 1706 / (8) Sawant Singh, 1748 / (9) Sardar Singh, 1764 / (10) Birad Singh, 1766 / (11) Pratap Singh, 1788 / (12) Bahadur Singh, 1764-81 / (13) Kalyan Singh, 1797 / (14) Mokham Singh, 1838 / (15) Prithwi Singh, 1841 / (16) Maharaja Sir Sardul Singh, 1880 / (17) Madan Singh (heir). 14. Meywar, Udaipur: (1) Udai Singh, 1541 / (2) Pratap Singh, 1572 / (3) Amar Singh, 1597 / (4) Karan Singh, 1621 / (5) Jagat Singh, 1628 / (6) Raj Singh, 1681 / (7) Jai Singh, 1681 / (8) Amar Singh II, 1700 / (9) Sangram Singh, 1716 / (10) Jagat Singh II, 1734 / (11) Pratap Singh II, 1752 / (12) Raj Singh II, 1755 / (13) Arsi, 1762 / (14) Hamir Singh, 1772 / (15) Bim Singh, 1778 / (16) Jawan Singh, 1828 / (17) Sirdar Singh, 1838 / (18) Sarap Singh, 1842 / (19) Shimbhu Singh, 1861 / (20) Sajan Singh, 1874 / (21) Maharaja Sir Fateh Singh, 1884. 15. Dungarpur: Numbers 1 to 10 no portraits / Numbers 11 to 26 names & dates could not be accurately verified / (27) Maharawal Udai Singh, 1846 / (28) Khuman Singh (deceased) / (29) Bijai Singh. 16. Deolia-Partabgarh: (1) Bikaji, 1561 / (2) Tej Singh, 1579 / (3) Bhanaji, 1594 / (4) Sendhaji, 1604 / (5) Jaswant Singh, 1623 / (6) Maharawat Hari Singh, 1634 / (7) Maharawat Pratap Singh, 1674 / (8) Maharawat Prithwi Singh, 1708 / (9) Maharawat Ram Singh, 1717 / (10) Maharawat Umed Singh, 1718 / (11) Maharawat Salim Singh, 1758 / (12) Maharawat Sanwant Singh, 1775 / (13) Maharawat Dalpat Singh, 1844 / (14) Maharawat Udai Singh, 1864 / (15) Maharawat Raghunath Singh Bahadur, 1889. *Numbers 1-5 no portraits. *Rai-Raiyan Maharawal Sri Lachhman Sing, Bahadur 1844 (uncoloured) 17. Bhartpur: (1) Badan Singh / (2) Suraj Mal / (3) Jawahir, Singh, 1763 / (4) Ratan Singh, 1765 / (5) Kesri Singh (date uncertain) / (6) Ranjit Singh (date uncertain) / (7) Randhir Singh, 1805 / (8) Baldeo Singh, 1823 / (9) Balwant Singh, 1825 / (10) Jaswant Singh, 1853 / (11) Maharaja Ram Singh, 1893. *The Raj Dhiraj of Shahpura / H.H. the Maharaj Rana of Dholpur / The Raja of Khetri (all uncoloured) 18. Tonk: (1) Amir Khan, 1806 / No portraits available for numbers 2-3 / (4) *Nawab Mohamad Ali Khan, 1866 (uncoloured)