Osian's Auction Catalogue Masterpieces and Museum-Quality III | March 2004

57 MASTERPIECES & MUSEUM-QUALITY III 22 RABINDRANATH TAGORE (Set of 12 Books) 1. E.J. THOMPSON Builders Of Modern India Rabindranath Tagore His Life and Work Calcutta: Association Press, 1928 (Second Edition) 18.5 x 12.5 cm (7.2 x 5.0 in) Frontispiece : Monochrome Photograph of Rabindranath Tagore Cover : Gummed dustjacket printed in B/w. An additional paper covering exists with various ink inscriptions but has split along the spine Binding : Softbound / 116 pp Condition: A 5. RABINDRANATH TAGORE Se (Bengali) Calcutta: Visva-Bharati Book Shop, Baisakh 1344, 1937 (First Edition) 24.7 x 19.0 cm (9.7 x 7.5 in) Cover : Half bound in beige cloth with title printed in red. Image handpasted on front cover. Binding : Hardbound & roundbacked 154 pp / 12 Col & 25 Monochrome Plates Condition: A Signature of W.G. Archer in black ink on flyleaf 4. POET’S PICTuRES The Drawings of Rabindranath Tagore (Exhibition Catalogue) Introduction by W.G. Archer (Keeper Emeritus Indian Section, Victoria & Albert Museum) London: Commonwealth Institute, 5 – 28 May 1961 24.5 x 18.7 cm (9.7 x 7.4 in) Binding : Side stapled / 14 cyclostyled pages with printed cover Condition: A Note: This Exhibition was arranged by W.G. Archer in co- operation with the Government of India, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Tagore Centenary Celebration Committee, London and the Ganymed Press, to mark the centenary of the poet’s birth. 3. CuLTuRAL FORuM TAGORE NuMBER New Delhi: Ministry Of Scientific Research And Cultural Affairs, 11 November 1961 (20 Kartik 1885) 25.0 x 18.5 cm (9.7 x 7.2 in) Inner front cover : Sepia image of Rabindranath Tagore Cover : Printed, featuring reproduction of Self-Portrait by Rabindranath Tagore Binding : Softbound 104pp / 6 Col, 15 Monochrome Plates Condition: B+ / Spine area torn and damaged 2. RABINDRANATH TAGORE Gitanjali And Fruit- Gathering Illustrated by Nandalal Bose, Surendranath Kar, Abanindranath Tagore & Nobindranath Tagore London: Macmillan And Co., 1927 (Reprint Edition. First printed in 1919) 19.5 x 12.5 cm (7.7 x 5.5 in) Frontispiece : Painting by Nandalal Bose Cover : Dark blue with decorative element in gold on the front and title embossed in gold on the spine Binding : Hardbound & roundbacked 150 pp / 8 Col & 23 Monochrome Plates Condition: B / Binding strong but cover shows wear & tear, especially along the spine