Osian's Auction Catalogue ABC Series III | March 2007

ABC Series III 124 137 i. The Studio An Illustrated Magazine of Fine & Applied Art July 15, 1908 Vol. 44, No. 184 London: Charles Holme, 1908 11.6 x 8.5 in (29.5 x 21.5 cm) 7pp / 3 col and 3 b/w reproductions with tissue guards Includes a loosely inserted col plate with tissue guard of ‘Buddha and Sujata’ from the drawing by Abanindranath Tagore, extracted from an unidentied issue of The Studio. Binding: Softbound with original printed cover Condition: Fragile Special Reference: ‘The New Indian School of Painting’, by E.B. Havell pp107–116 Lacks pp160-1 of ‘Studio Talk’ ii. International Studio May 1924 Vol. 79 Number 324 New York: International Studios Inc., 1924 11.8 x 8.6 in (29.8 x 22.0 cm) 2 col plates and 10 b/w illustrations by Abanindranath Tagore/ Nandalal Bose/ Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury & D.C. Bhattacharya 112pp Binding: Softbound Condition: Good Special Reference: ‘Modern Indian Painting’ by O.C. Gangoly pp 80–91 iii. Indian Ink Being Splashes fromVarious Pens in Aid of the Imperial Indian War Fund Second Year Edited by Everard Digby Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co., 1915 11.0 x 9.0 in (27.6 x 22.7 cm) Binding: Softbound Condition: Fragile. Cover pages detached and held together with glue-tape. iv. Indian Ink Being Splashes fromVarious Pens in Aid of the Imperial Indian War Fund Fourth Year Edited by Everard Digby Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co., 1917 11.0 x 9.0 in (27.6 x 22.7 cm) Binding: Softbound Condition: Fair v. Indian Ink Being Splashes fromVarious Pens in Aid of the Imperial Indian War Fund Annual Fifth Year Founded by Everard Digby Edited by Cecil Howard Turner Calcutta: T. H. Campbell-Howes, 1918 11.0 x 9.0 in (27.6 x 22.7 cm) Binding: Softbound Condition: Fair vi. The Times of India Annuals 19 Issues of the Annual Journal between 1925 and 1957 13.0 x 9.6 in (33.0 x 24.7 cm) Bombay: The Times of India Binding: Softbound Condition: Varies between fair to fragile vii. Indian State Railways Magazine Published by the Publication Division of the Indian State railways, Old Secretariat, Delhi, Government of India 3 issues of the monthly journal 1928 – December 1931 – February – Rare special issue on the inauguration of New Delhi 1935 – December Issues full of colour plates, sketches, cartoons and period advertisements [One issue has tipped-in plates] INR 200,000 – 250,000 USD 4,500 – 5,650 (Set of 7) 138 i. Sakuntala or The Lost Ring Kalidasa Abridged translation by PurshottamVishram Mawjee Illustrated by M.V. Dhurandhar Bombay: The Lakshmi Art Printing Works, undated ( c .1910) Presentation inscription on back of title page dated Dec.1920 First Edition 11.2 x 8.7 in (27.5 x 22.3 cm) Cover: Red cloth with oral decorative design and title in gold 48pp / 17 hand-tipped b/w plates within ornate borders plus 1 unrelated plate of a painting by M.V. Dhurandhar titled ‘Chandrapida returns to the capital’ Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Fair. Binding loose. ii. Shantiniketan – The Bolpur School of Rabindranath Tagore W.W. Pearson Introduction by Rabindranath Togre Illustrated by Mukul Chandra Dey London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1916 First Edition 7.7 x 5.4 in (19.2 x 13.4 cm) Cover: Blue cloth with gold lettering embossed on the cover and the spine. 130pp / 19 b/w reproductions and 4 b/w photographs Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Good