Cave (Henry W.). A Series of Forty Aionograph Ceylon Views, 1st edition, Colombo, [1893]

Cave (Henry W.). A Series of Forty Aionograph Ceylon Views, 1st edition, Colombo: H. W. Cave & Co., [1893], 40 'aionograph' plates from photographs, interleaved throughout, printed title and list contents mounted to front pastedown, first plate spotted, occasional light spotting and a few marks elsewhere, contemporary ownership inscription 'John C. O'Donnell', Grand Hotel, Newara [sic] Eliya, Ceylon, March 25/95' to initial blank, related bookplate ('O'Donnell' with motto 'In hoc signo vinces') to front free endpapers, front inner hinge neatly reinforced, rear inner hinge starting, gilt edges, original black calf gilt over bevelled boards, craquelure to spine, consolidation to head and foot, 4to (35.2 x 27 cm) Qty: (1) NOTES Rare prospectus for Cave's Picturesque Ceylon series, which was issued between 1893 and 1895 in three parts: Colombo and the Kelani Valley; Kandy and Peradeniya; Nuwara Eliya and Adam's Peak. These were subsequently re-issued in one volume in 1903 with a fourth part titled 'The Ruined Cities of Ceylon'. No other copy of this iteration traced.