Sale 20JJ02 | Lot 112

[INDIA-PHOTOGRAPHY] The photograph album of Lieutenant Blythe Ritichie of the 15th Hussars.

Catalogue: Travel, Natural History, Americana and Sporting Books
[INDIA-PHOTOGRAPHY]  The photograph album of Lieutenant Blythe Ritichie of the 15th Hussars.

Lot Details

Lot 112
[INDIA-PHOTOGRAPHY] The photograph album of Lieutenant Blythe Ritichie of the 15th Hussars.
[circa 1900-1905]. Contemporary half morocco, cloth sides. 11 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches (29 x 40 cm); with approximately 180 albumen prints, 45 gelatin silver prints, 6 pen and ink drawings of trophy heads of game, 13 postcards; many images captioned in ink. Some wear, minor soiling, chipping to edges of album pages, the images generally excellent.
A large and interesting album of photographs of Lieutenant Ritchie's life in India and elsewhere. Includes: Kadir Cup 1902 & 1905 (2); Delhi Durbar; 1903 (4); Taj Mahal, 1903 (2); Pig sticking (16); Shooting in Bhattu, Rajputana, (9); British Cavalry Mess, Meerut, by Rust (2); Chusan, China (9); Nairutal District, (9); Namkum Mountains (9); Srinagar, Kashmir (15); Margan Pass, Kashmir (9); Umballa HQ elephant hunt (6); Badarpurcamp (7); Bengal Command Camp (3); Kutu: Mosque, (6); Jama Masjid Mosque, Delhi (3), Bhola (7); British hunting scenes (18)


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Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $1,062 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $1,062 (includes buyer's premium)

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Travel, Natural History, Americana and Sporting Books

Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 10am EDT