Osian's Auction Catalogue ABC Series III | March 2007

ABC Series III 135 149 i. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Portfolio of illustrated works by Abanindranath Tagore Booklet of Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat by Edward Fitzgerald London: The Studio,1910 12.3 x 9.6 in (31.5 x 24.9 cm) 16pp Booklet/ 12 hand-tipped col plates with tissue guards, pasted on thick individual boards Condition: Fair. Tissue guard of last plate torn. Outer folder ties lacking. ii. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Edward Fitzgerald Foreword by E.B. Havell Illustrated by Asit Kumar Haldar Allahabad: The Indian Press Ltd., 1930 First Edition Box-portfolio: 16.0 x 10.5 in (40.0 x 26.5 cm) Each card: 15.0 x 10.0 in (37.5 x 25.5 cm) Each print: 9.5 x 6.0 in (24.0 x 15.2 cm) Booklet: 13.5 x 8.5 in (34.0 x 21.5 cm) 16pp booklet comprising all 75 quartrains of the Rubaiyat’s rst edition of 1859, tied with red silk ribbon 12 colour tipped-in prints pasted on thick ornate cardboard with the quatrain written in maroon ink below & tissue-guard with the same quatrain printed in red over each plate Presented in yellow patterned cloth box- folio with bevelled edges and wooden clasps. Title pasted on front cover and name of the Press on back cover. Condition: Good INR 100,000 – 125,000 USD 2,250 – 2,800 (Set of 2) 150 i. Muraqqa-i-Chughtai Paintings of M.A. Rahman Chughtai with about Fifty Plates Introduction by Dr. James H. Cousins Foreword by Dr. Sir Muhammmad Iqbal Lahore: Jehangir Book Club, 1928 First Edition/ Full text of Diwani-i-Ghalib in Urdu 11.6 x 9.4 in (29.6 x 23.7 cm) Cover: Dark brown rexine with decorative design and title embossed in gold 196pp / 22 col plates, 9 sepia-tone, 5 duo-tone & 2 b/w sketches 42pp in English, the remainder in Urdu Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Good ii. Chughtai’s Paintings Foreword by Dr. James H. Cousins Introduction and Critical Annotations by Mrs. Razia Siraj-ud-din Lahore: Jahangir Book Club, not dated c .1930s First Edition Frontispiece: ‘For Love’. 13.6 x 11.2 in (35.2 x 28.2 cm) Slipcase: 14.0 x 11.0 in (35.6 x 28.0 cm) Cover: Black cloth with pasted image of two deer & pasted title on white paper Presented in a box with pasted colour image of On the Window Sill and title on white paper 126pp Text/ 39 hand-tipped Plates: 36 col, 2 sepia-tone & 1 b/w with tissue interlay Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Good. Presentation box worn and fragile iii. Chughtai’s Indian Paintings Foreword by Dr. Tara Chand Introduction and notes by S. Kashmira Singh New Delhi: Dhoomi Mal Dharam Das, 1951 First Edition Frontispiece: ‘Barkha Rut’. 15.3 x 12.2 in (39.1 x 31.0 cm) Cover: Black rexine with pasted image of Gloomy Radha, and title on white paper 72pp Text / 35 hand-tipped Plates: 27 col & 8 b/w Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Good INR 300,000 – 375,000 USD 6,750 – 8,450 (Set of 3)