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Folio (39.4 x 31 cm), lithographed throughout comprising two title-pages with hand-coloured vignettes depicting Anglo officers and native Indians respectively, 34 hand-coloured lithographed plates printed by William Porter after drawings by William Hunsley and colored by Hunsley (only, of 38; about five plates slightly shorter and toned, these dated 1840 and with a few repaired tears; scattered minor spots/stains). Contemporary red half morocco, upper cover lettered in gilt, edges gilt (neatly rebacked with original spine laid down, plates on modern stubs).

First edition, folio (35 x 24 cm); viii, 2-35 pp., hand-coloured engraved title, 35 hand-coloured engraved plates, minor foxing to one plate and occasional staining, endpapers replaced, later quarter red morocco and cloth binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine in six parts with gilt text to second and third parts, raised bands.

First edition, large paper copy, folio (37.5 x 27 cm), viii, 2-35 pp., hand-coloured engraved title, 35 hand-coloured engraved plates, uncut, original grey boards, printed paper label, flag of the United Kingdom painted at head of spine, occasional offsetting or staining, slightly rubbed.

Landscape 4to (19 x 28 cm); 11 etched plates of various dock yards including London, Limehouse, Blackwall Reach, foxed and age-toned: publisher's illustrated wrapppers, ink manuscript to top left-hand corner; 'Nos 5 & 6', worn, soiled and chipped with mall lost to upper wrapper, spine chipped and split but holding.

First edition. Large folio (54 x 40 cm), pictorial title, dedication, decorative head- and tailpieces, 13 hand-coloured lithographs after Charles Aubry and Karl Leoillot, of military subjects, each surrounded with a broad border of vignettes, contemporary red morocco backed marbled boards, some slight fading to top edges of boards.