Osian's Auction Catalogue ABC Series III | March 2007

ABC Series III 145 162 i. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Fitzgerald version Twelve illustrations by Abanindranath Tagore London: The Studio, 1910 Binding: Original presentation folder with 12 hand-tipped col plates with tissue guards, pasted on thick individual boards. ii. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Edward Fitzgerald Foreword by E.B.Havell Illustrated by Asit Kumar Haldar Allahabad: The Indian Press, 1930 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 patterned cloth box-folio with bevelled edges. Title pasted on front cover and name of the Press on back cover. iii. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald Illustrated by Mabel Eardley-Wilmot London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd., 1912 Binding: Hardbound (original) iv. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Rendered into English by Edward Fitzgerald Illustrated by Jeff Hill New York: The Peter Pauper Press, undated Binding: Hardbound (original) v. Rubaiyat (In Hindi and Urdu) Omar Khayyam Publisher unknown, undated Binding: Softbound vi. The Parrot’s Training Rabindranath Tagore Translated by the Author from the original Bengali Drawings by Abanindranath Tagore Cover Design by Nandlal Bose Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co., 1918 Binding: Hardbound (original) vii. Chitralipi Rabindranath Tagore Calcutta: Visva-Bharati Book Shop, 1940 Binding: Hardbound (original) viii. Abanindranath Tagore and the Art of His Times Jaya Appaswamy New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, 1968 Binding: Hardbound (original) INR 100,000 – 125,000 USD 2,250 – 2,800 (Set of 8) 163 i. Ajanta The Colour and Monochrome reproductions of the Ajanta frescoes based on Photography 4 Volumes Vol 1 – Text Part I Explanatory text by G. Yazdani Introduction by Laurence Binyon London: Oxford University Press, 1930 First Edition Published under the Special Authority of His Exalted Highness The Nizam 12.6 x 10.2 in (32.3 x 26.3 cm) Cover: Buff cloth with title and insignia of the Nizam embossed in gold on the cover and the spine, gilted edges with a printed dustjacket 70pp / 1 b/w reproduction and 1 folded map Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Fair (Dustjacket torn in places, gilting worn off) for all volumes. Vol 2 – Text Part II Explanatory text by G. Yazdani Appendix on Inscriptions by John Allan London: Oxford University Press, 1933 First Edition 12.6 x 10.2 in (32.3 x 26.3 cm) Cover: Buff cloth with title and insignia of the Nizam embossed in gold on the cover and the spine with a printed dustjacket 82pp/ 22 b/w reproductions Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Fair Vol 3 – Text Part III Explanatory text by G. Yazdani Appendix on Inscriptions by N. P. Chakravarti London: Oxford University Press, 1946 First Edition 12.6 x 10.2 in (32.3 x 26.3 cm) Cover: Buff cloth with title and insignia of the Nizam embossed in gold on the cover and the spine with a printed dustjacket 115pp / 38 b/w reproductions Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Fair Vol 4 – Text Part IV Explanatory text by G. Yazdani Appendices on the Painted and Incised Inscriptions by N. P. Chakravarti & B. C. Chhabra London: Oxford University Press, 1955 First Edition 12.6 x 10.2 in (32.3 x 26.3 cm) Cover: Buff cloth with title and insignia of the Nizam embossed in gold on the cover and the spine with a printed dustjacket 141pp / 19 b/w reproductions Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Fair INR 160,000 – 200,000 USD 3,600 – 4,500 (Set of 4)