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Auction: 25111 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 996

(x) Books - List of the Officers of the Bengal Army, 1758-1834, by Vernon Charles Paget Hodson, 4 Volumes, octavo, original red cloth, spines lettered and ruled in gilt, blind rules to covers, with dust jackets for Volumes 1 & 2, some foxing and wear but a good clean set of this rare and valuable book (4)

Harrington state:

'First edition of this extremely uncommon and indispensable reference work, containing over 7,000 records and much improved and expanded from its predecessor, Dodwell and Miles's Alphabetical List, which was published in 1838. There was an 18-year hiatus between the publication of the second and third volumes, and the dust jackets of the first two volumes state that the print-run was limited to 500 copies of each, of which 450 were for sale; the final two volumes were also issued in a limited edition, though the number of copies is not stated. We trace four complete sets in auction records in the last 50 years, with no recorded mention of the dust jackets.'

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£400 to £600

Starting price
£280