Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Raj: India and the British, 1600-1947, Catalogue of the exhibition in the National Portrait Gallery, 1990, edited by C. A. Bayly, 432pp., with hundreds of photographs of exhibits of all kinds relating to British India, softback, good condition

Soldiers of the Raj: The Indian Army 1600-1947, Catalogue of the exhibition in the National Army Museum, 1997, edited by A. J. Guy and P. B. Boyden, 386pp., with hundreds of photographs of exhibits of all kinds relating to the army in India (weapons, uniforms, portraits, medals &c.), softback, good condition

Treasures from India: The Clive Collection at Powis Castle, National Trust publication, 1987, 144pp., with photographs of the exquisite collection of Lord Clive’s treasures displayed at Powis Castle, softback, good condition

Splendours of the Raj: British Indian architecture 1660-1947, by P. Davies, Penguin, 1985, 272pp., a good illustrated survey of the great buildings of the Raj, with index, softback, good condition

The Army in India: a photographic record, 1850-1914, National Army Museum, Hutchinson, 1968, 192pp., an extensive collection of photographs relating to the Indian Army, groups, uniforms, campaigns &c., hardback, with dust-jacket, good condition

On Service in India: the Mein Family Photographs 1870-1901, by P. Duckers, Tempus, 2000, 94pp., a good selection of photographs, softback, good condition

Victorian India in Focus, by R. Desmond, India Office Library, 100pp., a good selection of photographs, hardback, with dust-jacket, good condition

Princely India: Royal Photographs, edited by C. Worswick; Knopf, New York, 1980, 151pp., a good selection of photographs by the princely court photographer Raja Lala Deen Dayal, 1884-1910, with various aspects of the life, dress, locations &c. of Indian princes, principally the Nizam of Hyderabad and his circle, hardback, with dust-jacket, the dust-jacket slightly torn, otherwise good condition

From Kashmir to Kabul: Photography 1860-1900, by Omar Khan, Prestel/Mapin, 2002, 208pp., an excellent collection, concentrating on the marvellous photographs of John Burke and William Baker, hardback, with dust-jacket, almost new condition

Visions of India, Christie’s, London, 5 October 1999, an auction catalogue featuring collections of artwork (landscapes and portraits) and photographs relating to India, 220pp., softback, good condition (10) £50-£70

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Books from the Library of Peter Duckers.

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