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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Sporting Memorabilia
• Sale Date:
  24 Feb 2019 ~ 2pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  62
• Lot Description:
  WILD, Roland "The Biography of Colonel His Highness Shri Sir RANJITSINHJI Vibhaji, Maharaja Jam Saheb of Nawanagar"
  frontispiece portrait map, 25 plates with 32 subjects, Appendix with 8 plates of Ranjitsihji's jewellery including the celebrated 39 carat emerald; upper cover with gilt-stamped title and the arms of Nawanager stamped in gold and colours; original vellum, the edges bevelled, top edges gilt, others uncut., Imp. 8vo, London 1934 [Rich & Cowan Limited, London]. 330pp.
• Provenance:
  Jamnagar Palace Museum Collection.
• Notes:
  First edition, Limited to 230 copies of which this is numbered 161 in manuscript and signed by the author. Some stains, insect damage and marks but extremely rare. Although written with his consent and co-operation Ranji died before the publication of this biography.
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 750
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Memorabilia

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