Baroda Views.
Printed at the Caxton Works, Bombay by G.W. & A.E. Claridge. Published by Sakharam Sadashiv Manohar, for the Proprietors of the Vividhakala-Mandir, Raopura, Baroda [Vadodara], [n.d.]. Small oblong 4to. (ii), (20) pp. Publisher's full morocco, gilt lettered to the upper cover, patterned coated endpapers, presentation inscription to "A. Menton Esq." from the Maharaja of Baroda, signed "R.R. Shirparkar [?], Secretary, Paris 27-10-21". Photographic portrait of the Maharaja plus 39 photographic views. Slight wear to the foot of the spines, a few minor holes to lower cover, very good overall. Scarce. Evidently published in the early years of the 20th century, OCLC locates just one copy of this work at Indiana University. It is distinct from another, almost identically titled, album listed with similarly few copies which has mounted photographs, unlike here. Item #38315
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