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

64 OSIAN’S 1. The Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam (Portfolio including Text Booklet & 12 Plates) Text of Edward Fitzgerald’s First Edition Illustrated by Abanindro Nath Tagore London: The Studio, 1910 (First Edition) 31.5 x 24.5 cm (12.5 x 9.5 in) Cover : Brown Portfolio with cloth bound spine a ribbon tie on the side. The printed title is pasted on the front cover and printed bottom to top on the spine. Booklet 16pp / 12 Col Plates mounted on board, with text- printed tracing overlay Condition: B / Portfolio cover discoloured; ribbon tie torn on one end & upper flap detached. Tracing overlays fragile & torn in places. 3. Chughtai’s Paintings Foreword by James H. Cousins Introduction and Critical Annotations by Razia Siraj-ud- Din Lahore: Print Printo Press, 1970 (Second Edition. First published in 1940) Frontispiece : For Love 33.0 x 25.0 cm (13.1 x 10.0 in) Cover : Maroon rexin with design and title embossed in gold on the front. Printed dustjacket with a handpasted image Binding : Hardbound & roundbacked 104pp / 45 Handtipped Colour Plates Condition: A / Dustjacket fragile & showing wear and tear 2. The Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam Text of Edward Fitzgerald’s First Edition Illustrated by M.V. Dhurandhar Bombay: Thacker & Co., Ltd., 1944 (First Edition) 12.5 x 18.5 cm (7.3 x 5.0 in) Cover : Clothbound in blue with printed title pasted on the front and spine Binding : Hardbound 98pp / 16 B/w Illustrations Condition: A / A handwritten inscription in pencil appears on the flyleaf 25 MODERN INDIAN PAINTERS Books Featuring Abanindranath Tagore, M.V. Dhurandhar, A.R. Chughtai, K.K. Hebbar, Mukul Dey, Ishwar Dass & Others (Set of 9 Books)