Osian's Auction Catalogue ABC Series III | March 2007

ABC Series III 138 iv. D. Badri Foreword by D.P. Chowdhury Introduction by Krishna Chaitanya New Delhi: Dhoomi Mal Dharam Das, 1951 7.2 x 9.7 in (18.3 x 24.9 cm) 6pp Text / 1 photograph, 12 col & 2 b/w reproductions & 4 sepia-toned drawings Binding: Softbound with printed cover and hand-pasted image ’In Tune with Nature’ Condition: Good v. Myself Sudhir Khastgir Dehradun: Sudhir Khastgir, 1955 First Edition 11.2 x 8.9 in (28.2 x 22.4 cm) 32pp / 6 sepia-toned plates & 37 b/w reproductions Binding: Hardbound with printed cover Condition: Good vi. The Humorous Art of Gogonendranath Tagore Introduction by Prof. O.C. Gangoly Calcutta: The Birla Academy of Art and Culture, undated ( c .1980) Folder: 12.0 x 8.8 in (30.7 x 22.3 cm) Book: 11.0 x 8.6 in (28.0 x 22.0 cm) Outer folder in grey handmade paper with title in white and embossed in gold. 54pp / 24 b/w plates on art paper Spiral bound book presented in folder Condition: Good vii. Choudhury and His Art P.R. Ramachandra Rao Forword by S. Radhakrishnan Bombay: New Book Company, 1943 Limited & signed rst edition: 5/ 500 Printed on handmade paper 10.2 x 7.6 in (25.0 x 19.4 cm) Cover: Half bound in ochre cloth with printed image ‘The Death Messenger’ pasted on the front 84pp / 40 plates (18 col & 19 b/w), 4 bound & 36 loose in a ap pocket at the back of the book, as issued. Lacking: 10 loose plates – these have been provided as high-quality xeroxes Condition: Fair viii. Caramel Doll Abanindranath Tagore Translated from Bengali by Bishnu and Pranati Dey Illustrated by Sheila Auden Bombay: Kutub, 1946 First Edition Text printed in blue ink 8.0 x 6.5 in (23.0 x 16.4 cm) Cover: Blue cloth with pasted printed front & back cover and printed dustjacket 52pp / 27 woodcut illustrations (3 in red & blue and 24 in red) Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Good ix. Art and Tradition Asit Kumar Haldar Preface by The Right Hon’ble Marquess of Zetland Lucknow: Universal Publishers, 1952 First Edition 8.3 x 5.5 in (20.9 x 14.0 cm) Cover: Printed with the image of a Dancing Shiva in brown and title in Black, with dustjacket 146pp + 2 appendices and a folding chart Binding: Softbound with dustjacket (original) Condition: Fair x. Through the Eyes of Coomaraswamy Edited by Kalpana Desai Foreword by Karl Khandalavala Bombay: Prince of Wales Museum, 1979 9.7 x 7.4 in (24.9 x 18.5 cm) Frontispiece: Portrait of Pandit Ravi Shankar by Shiavax Chavda Cover: Printed with image of Coomaraswamy Signed presentation copy by Shiavax Chavda: To Dear Mae with best wishes from Shiavax 6-4-79 88pp / 12 col, 56 b/w reproductions and 1 sepia-toned sketch Binding: Softbound Condition: Good This Souvenir was published to mark the tribute to Coomaraswamy on the occasion of his birth centenary, organized by the Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay in 1979. INR 100,000 – 125,000 USD 2,250 – 2,800 (Set of 10) 154 i. Kanu Desai’s Paintings in Water Colours [Portfolio] Introduction by Dr. James H. Cousins Bombay: D.B.Taraporevala & Sons Co., c .1930s First Edition String-bound portfolio of 10 col plates hand-tipped on thick individual sheets 12.5 x 10.0 in (31.8 x 25.4 cm) Condition: Fair ii. Mangalashtaka Pictures of Love Life and Marriage [Portfolio] Kanu Desai Bombay: D.B.Taraporevala & Sons Co., 1943. First Edition 11.8 x 9.5 in (30.0 x 24.2 cm). Portfolio with 10 loose plates as issued & an 8-page booklet in Gujarati which includes a Foreword by Ravishankar Raval Condition: Fragile iii. Paintings of Ishwar Dass Introduction by Manu Thacker Bombay: The Times of India ( c .1949) First Edition 12.0 x 9.4 in (30.9 x 24.4 cm) Cover: Black rexin with title in gold 36pp / 12 colour hand-tipped plates Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Fair. Binding loose.