Osian's Auction Catalogue ABC Series III | March 2007

ABC Series III 143 159 i The Art of India Traditions of Indian Sculpture Painting and Architecture Stella Kramrisch London: The Phaidon Press, not dated First Edition Frontispiece: ‘Head of Apsaras’. Detail of wall painting on rock in veranda of monastery (cave XVII.). Ajanta, Hyderabad, Deccan. Fifth century 12.0 x 9.0 in (31.0 x23.3 cm) Grey and white rexin with title printed in white on the spine and a printed dustjacket 222pp / 7 col tipped-in plates, 193 b/w reproductions and 1 map Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Fair (Dustjacket partly torn.) ii. The Hindu View of Art Mulk Raj Anand Introductory Essay on ‘Art and Reality’ by Eric Gill Bombay: Asia Publishing House, 1957 Binding: Hardbound (original) iii. Kama Kala Some Notes on the Philosophical Basis of Hindu Erotic Sculpture Mulk Raj Anand Geneva: Nagel Publishers, 1958 Binding: Hardbound (original) iv. Mughal Painting Introduction and Notes by J. V. S. Wilkinson London: Faber and Faber Limited, undated Binding: Softbound v. Homage to Khajuraho Text by Mulk Raj Anand and Stella Kramrisch Bombay: Marg Publications, undated Binding: Hardbound (original) vi. The Splendour that was ‘Ind A Survey of Indian Culture and Civilisation (From the Earliest Times to the Death of Emperor Aurangzeb) K.T. Shah Foreword by The Marquess of Zetland Bombay: D.B. Taraporevala Sons & Co., 1930 Binding: Hardbound (original) vii. India Richard Lannoy London: Thames and Hudson, 1955 Binding: Hardbound (original) INR 25,000 – 30,000 USD 550 –700 (Set of 7) 160 i. Chughtai’s Paintings Thirty-nine Plates in all Foreword by Dr. James H. Cousins Introduction and Critical Annotations by Mrs. Razia Siraj-ud-Din Lahore: Jahangir Book Club, undated, c . 1930 Binding: Hardbound (original) ii. Chughtai’s Paintings Thirty-nine Plates in all Foreword by Dr. James H. Cousins, D. Litt. Introduction and Critical Annotations by Mrs. Razia Siraj-ud-Din Lahore: Jahangir Book Club, undated, c .1930 Binding: Hardbound (original) INR 80,000 – 100,000 USD 1,800 – 2,250 (Set of 2) Lots 159 to 176 From the Library of a Lady