[BUTLER, John (1809-74)]. A Sketch of Assam, London, 1847, 8vo, 15 coloured lithographed plates only (of 16), contemporary calf (worn). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "Presented to Ja. Butler by his affectionate Brother, the Author."

[BUTLER, John (1809-74)].  A Sketch of Assam: with Some Account of the Hill Tribes. By an Officer in the Hon. East India Company's Bengal Native Infantry in Civil Employ. With Illustrations from Sketches by the Author. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1847. 8vo (209 x 135mm). Folding map, 15 coloured lithographed plates only (of 16, lacking the "Buffalo Shooting in Assam" plate), illustrations (folding map torn with severe loss [i.e. most lacking], lacking uncoloured plate, mainly marginal spotting, staining and browning throughout, a few plates detached or loose). Contemporary pictorial calf with mounted elephants stamped on both covers, marbled endpapers (heavily rubbed and scuffed, spine defective, inner hinges split). Provenance: From the Collection of the late Seymour Stein (1942-2023); modern slip with the author's biographical detail from V. C. P. Hodson's "List of Bengal Officers" tipped onto the front pastedown; photocopied page from an old bookseller's catalogue (1988) loosely-inserted. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, the front free endpaper inscribed, "Presented to Ja. Butler by his affectionate Brother, the Author." Abbey Travel 471; Bobins Colour Plate Books I, 227; Yakushi B650.