Important Collection of Coaches Carriages Chandeliers Harness Furniture Light Fittings Palace Fittings etc from the Palace of His Highness The Maharajah of Mysore Auction Catalogue Leonard Joel Melbourne February 1974 by Leonard Joel Pty Ltd - 1974

Melbourne: Leonard Joel, 1974. 1st Edition. paperback. G-VG. 8vo. colour and b&w illustrations Catalogue for the important auction of items from the collection of The Maharajah of Mysore, Leonard Joel Melbourne Friday 22nd February 1974, consisting of Coaches, Carriages, Chandeliers, Harness, Furniture, Light Fittings, etc all from the Palace of the Maharajah; the Maharajah of Mysore was the title of the ruler of the Mysore State during the British Raj in India, a position that was finally dissolved in 1971 (presumably the occasion of the auctioning of the palace items); 256 items in all, with 23 b&w and 3 colour illustrations (one to title page); includes the original buyer's form (bound-in); very scarce; label ghost to title page, occasional mild foxing, minor creases to some pages, o.w. G-VG throughout; wraps rubbed and foxed (medium foxing to front).