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SHOBERL, Frederic. (Ed)
World in miniature - Tibet, and India beyond the Ganges...
First edition, part of Frederic Shoberl's (1775-1853) 43-volume series of The World in Miniature, which aimed to "increase the store of knowledge concerning the various branches of the great family of Man" (preface, cited in Abbey). The present volume covers Tibet, Bhutan, Burma, and Southeast Asia.
- Published
- London: R. Ackermann, 1824.
- References
- Abbey Travel 6 (part); Tooley 515.
- Plates
- 12
- Binding/Size
- Xs=12mo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: R. Ackermann, 1824.
- Ref
- 165
FIRST EDITION. Half calf over marbled boards with spine richly decorated in gilt, speckled edges, hinges cracked, minor wear to boards. 12 Hand-coloured plates. Pub. by R. Ackermann London 1824. Duodecimo. Hand-coloured frontispiece. Being and Ackermann production - all plates are beautifully coloured. This work covers Manners; Customs; Dress; Religion etc. Spine repaired in matching leather, new cloth for inner hinge. *Ron Norman of Hartlepool carried out rebinding and restoration work on this book. (Ronnorm@aol.com)* Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontis. Cassay Horseman. 2. A Woongee. 3. Wife of a Woongee. 4. Female Birman Peasant. 5. Birman Peasant. 6. A Rhahaan, or Priest. 7. Man of the Mountains of Arracan. 8. Woman of the Mountains of Arracan. 9. Mandarins of Tonquin. 10. Soldier of Cochin, China. 11. Woman of Siam. 12. Mandarin of Siam.
