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Rare Books

Some of the greatest treasures of literary and artistic value make up this remarkable auction of rare books. The books assure excitement for any bibliophile, art lover and the like. 

Sale No: 000005
( 53 lots )
14 March 2019, 08:00 AM to 15 March 2019, 06:00 PM
Bidding is closed

Auction Overview

No. Percentage
Total Lots 53 100%
Total Lots Sold 44 83%
Total Low Estimate Value 2,93,295
Total Sale Value 3,33,410

A list of the top 5 lots

Lot No. Lot Title Total Price (Incl. buyer’s premium) ()
Lot 9 Husain, Richard Bartholomew and Shiv S Kapur, 1971 35,200
Lot 32 Masters of Modern Art, Alfred H Barr Jr., the Museum of Modern Art, 1954 28,600
Lot 46 The Illustrated Weekly, Set of seven, 1979 & 1980 22,000
Lot 20 The Art of India, Calambur Sivaramamurti, 1977 22,000
Lot 15 Nataraja in Art, Thought and Literature, C. Sivaramamurti, National Museum, New Delhi, 1974 17,600
product
Lot 1
Estimate  :   2,000 - 2,500
Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) was one of the first Indian artists to use Western painting techniques and apply them to an Indian context. His academic realism is known around the world, and he popularly depicted figures from Indian ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
2,600
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 260.00
Total
2,860
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Lot 3
Estimate  :   1,500 - 2,000
R K Laxman was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator and humorist. He became most popular for his daily cartoon strip, You Said It, in the Times of India. This book shows some eminent names as seen through the eyes of this ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
2,200
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 220.00
Total
2,420
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Lot 4
Estimate  :   2,000 - 2,500
While primarily written as a catalogue to celebrate The Festival of India's event held at the Hayward Gallery, London, this also serves as a comprehensive study of Indian art. Scholars explain the features and fundamental ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
2,600
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 260.00
Total
2,860
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Lot 5
Estimate  :   1,995 - 2,995
The story of Cholamandal began in 1966 as an artists' village situated near Chennai. It offered a community space where artists could both live as well as create and share their work and ideas. This book features artists from ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
3,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 300.00
Total
3,300
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Lot 6
Estimate  :   2,500 - 3,000
This book looks at the work of the renowned sculptor, K.S. Radhakrishnan, over the last twenty years. Radhakrishnan is a figurative sculptor who stands out for his bronze casting over new materials.One of his recurring themes is ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
3,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 300.00
Total
3,300
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Lot 7
Estimate  :   800 - 1,200
The Erotic. The Valorous. The Furious. The Terror-stricken. The Pathetic. The Comic. The Disgusting. The Marvellous. The Peaceful. According to the Natyashastra (the oldest text on stagecraft), this range of emotions are what a ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
1,500
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 150.00
Total
1,650
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Lot 8
Estimate  :   4,500 - 5,500
The respected Stella Kramrisch compiles an erudite piece of work on the art of India and its roots in traditional painting, sculpture and architecture. This lot features the second edition of this book, published in 1955....
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
5,500
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 550.00
Total
6,050
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Lot 9
Estimate  :   25,000 - 35,000
This book showcases the work of Maqbool Fida Husain, one of the most famous and respected Indian Modern artists. The visual appeal of this book in addition to its texts is noteworthy. It features 192 plates of Husain's work in a ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
32,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 3200.00
Total
35,200
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Lot 11
Estimate  :   1,500 - 2,500
Roobina Karode's foreword and Geeta Doctor's essay together paint a beautiful image of L Munuswamy, who helped change the landscape of South Indian art. Delhi Art Gallery (DAG) has brought out this publication and it is an apt ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
2,400
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 240.00
Total
2,640
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Lot 12
Estimate  :   2,500 - 3,500
This book was specially published for the Festival of India held in Japan. It features a message from then Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, who speaks of the relationship and connections between India and Japan. No....
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
3,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 300.00
Total
3,300
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Lot 13
Estimate  :   2,500 - 3,500
The Mughal Emperor, Akbar, was known to be a patron of the arts. Under his rule, art became synonymous with the daily workings of the court, and several beautiful paintings were produced in this period. Akbar also managed to ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
3,800
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 380.00
Total
4,180
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Lot 14
Estimate  :   3,000 - 4,000
The focus of this catalogue is the work of a group of sculptors who pioneered the Madras Metaphor as it is known today. It is to celebrate their fortieth anniversary which also coincides with the fortieth anniversary of Sarala ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
4,200
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 420.00
Total
4,620
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Lot 15
Estimate  :   15,000 - 20,000
Nataraja is a central entity in Hindu mythology, stories and histories. The iconography of this divine form is explored in this book in great detail. The book brings together the form in art, thought and literature....
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
16,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1600.00
Total
17,600
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Lot 16
Estimate  :   3,000 - 4,000
Serving as an invaluable contribution to anyone interested in the decorative arts, this book explores the world of Pichhwais, the devotional textiles that hang behind the image of Krishna as Srinathji. Thee collection featured ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
4,200
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 420.00
Total
4,620
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Lot 17
Estimate  :   5,000 - 7,000
Art Musings presented a solo exhibition of S H Raza entitled Vistaar in 2012. Raza's work is known around the world and his iconic 'Bindu' or circle has inspired and had a spiritual effect on several viewers.This book expands ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
7,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 700.00
Total
7,700
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Lot 18
Estimate  :   5,000 - 7,000
This erudite publication by Pratapaditya Pal brings together the arts of India and Southeast Asia. It explores the influence of India on the arts, and looks at how changing boundaries enabled migration of religions....
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
6,500
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 650.00
Total
7,150
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Lot 19
Estimate  :   2,000 - 2,500
Ramkinkar Baij was one of the most influential painters and sculptors in Indian art, contributing greatly to its development.This book on Ramkinkar Baij was published alongside an exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art, ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
3,500
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 350.00
Total
3,850
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Lot 20
Estimate  :   15,000 - 20,000
The Art of India by the esteemed C.Sivaramamurti is a comprehensive text that manages to be factual yet poetic. The author gives importance to a different aspect of Indian art and culture in every chapter. Also noteworthy is the ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
20,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 2000.00
Total
22,000
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Lot 21
Estimate  :   3,000 - 4,000
This book examines contemporary Indian sculpture with respect to a specific group of seven Indian sculptors who form a school of artists. The historical, social and philosophical context of such work is looked at to help ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
3,500
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 350.00
Total
3,850
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Lot 22
Estimate  :   2,500 - 3,500
Featuring a pictorial representation of the Srirangam Temple, this coffee-table book contains narratives of the myths, history, figures, sculpture, art and architecture that are relevant to the Temple. The double-spread bird’s ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
3,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 300.00
Total
3,300
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Lot 23
Estimate  :   2,500 - 3,500
The book is the outcome of the concerted efforts of S Jayashankar and the Census Operations, Kerala. It tried to understand the various facets of Kerala temples with respect to their architecture, structure, plans and histories....
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
2,800
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 280.00
Total
3,080
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Lot 24
Estimate  :   3,500 - 4,500
This book by Hutton Webster and John Wolf presents a comprehensive understanding of the history of modern and contemporary civilization and its contexts. No. of pages: 679 Binding: Hardcover
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
4,200
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 420.00
Total
4,620
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Lot 25
Estimate  :   7,000 - 9,000
A Concise History of the Indian People by H.G. Rawlinson was written primarily for students preparing for the matriculation examination of Indian universities; it is thus based on their syllabus. It is a simple, non-technical ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
8,500
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 850.00
Total
9,350
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Lot 26
Estimate  :   7,000 - 9,000
This book, part of the Library of Classics series of Collins, expands on the life of the Buddha. Lily Adams Beck is the author of this esteemed publication. No. of pages: 287 Binding: Hardcover Has stamp from bookseller in ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
7,500
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 750.00
Total
8,250
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Lot 27
Estimate  :   5,000 - 7,000
This book is on the epigraphy and chronology of the Imperial Pandyas who ruled from AD 1190 to 1380 at Madura. N. Sethuraman puts together a comprehensive study, especially of interest to students of history and epigraphy. No....
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
5,500
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 550.00
Total
6,050
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Lot 28
Estimate  :   5,000 - 7,000
This book is on the epigraphy and chronology of the Medieval Pandyas who ruled from AD 1000 to 1200. N. Sethuraman puts together a comprehensive study, especially of interest to students of history and epigraphy. No....
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
5,500
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 550.00
Total
6,050
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Lot 29
Estimate  :   3,000 - 7,000
This book comprises of a collection of Western religious paintings from the thirteenth to nineteenth centuries. Ninety-five biblical themes are showcased in the book, arranged in the same order in which they are presented in the ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
3,200
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 320.00
Total
3,520
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Lot 31
Estimate  :   4,000 - 6,000
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was a Flemish artist who immensely influenced the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens's compositions comprise of scholarly and classical Christian history and similar themes. His paintings reflect ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
4,200
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 420.00
Total
4,620
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Lot 32
Estimate  :   25,000 - 35,000
Alfred Hamilton Barr Jr., who shaped the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) from its beginning in 1929, is the editor of the book featured in this lot. He compiled 350 (approximate value) of the MoMA's best works and reproduced them as ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
26,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 2600.00
Total
28,600
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Lot 34
Estimate  :   3,500 - 4,500
The book abides by its title and examines the work of some key surrealists in detail. These include work by Henri Rousseau, Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, Andre Masson, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, Jean Arp, Salvador Dali, Man Ray, Rene ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
3,800
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 380.00
Total
4,180
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Lot 35
Estimate  :   5,000 - 7,000
Issey Miyake is a name in itself, constantly shocking the world with designs for clothing that manage to reflect tradition and innovation. This book looks at the roots of Miyake's design, the influences and processes behind it, ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
5,500
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 550.00
Total
6,050
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Lot 37
Estimate  :   2,000 - 3,000
This book serves as a guide for coin collectors on the coins minted and issued during the reign of Haider Ali and his son Tipu Sultan. J.R. Henderson first published this book in 1921, and mainly used the catalogues of the Madras ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
3,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 300.00
Total
3,300
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Lot 38
Estimate  :   9,000 - 12,000
As detailed by the title of the book, this is an illustration of silk screen methods that can be used by sign painters, card writers, display men, furniture decorators, novelty manufacturers, glass etchers and for domestic use....
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
11,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1100.00
Total
12,100
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Lot 39
Estimate  :   7,000 - 9,000
Erte's influence in several fields is widespread and influential He was successful in graphics, sculpture, theatre and industrial design. In the mid '80s, Erte took up jewelry design and here too his influence flourished....
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
7,500
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 750.00
Total
8,250
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Lot 40
Estimate  :   3,000 - 5,000
This book is the essential step-by-step guide to buying, repairing, and preserving antiques and collectibles It features more than 450 full-color illustrations and photographs. No. of pages: 144 Binding: Hardcover
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
3,200
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 320.00
Total
3,520
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Lot 41
Estimate  :   5,000 - 7,000
Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright, best known for his The Picture of Dorian Gray. He was extremely popular, writing with a wit and humour that appealed to the masses. However, his criminal conviction for his ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
5,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 500.00
Total
5,500
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Lot 42
Estimate  :   11,000 - 15,000
This book was first published in 1936 in response to Rabindranath Tagore's wish for an anthology of his poems and plays. Tagore translated several of the pieces from Bengali to English, while some of the work was translated by ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
12,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1200.00
Total
13,200
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Lot 43
Estimate  :   7,000 - 9,000
The Mill on the Floss is a sharp observation on English rural life and the psychology of women. George Eliot (or Mary Ann Evans) drew from her own anguished childhood for this book. The tumultuous relationship between Maggie and ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
7,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 700.00
Total
7,700
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Lot 45
Estimate  :   5,000 - 7,000
In the Tales of Italy, M. Gorky, a Russian writer who could not reside in Russia due to his public opposition to several policies of czarist Russia, paints the landscape of Italy where he took refuge. "I have called these scenes ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
5,500
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 550.00
Total
6,050
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Lot 46
Estimate  :   18,000 - 22,000
The Illustrated Weekly of India or the "Weekly" as it was called by its readership was an important English language publication in India, aiding in the formation and construction of India as a young nation. Eminent journalists ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
20,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 2000.00
Total
22,000
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Lot 48
Estimate  :   3,000 - 5,000
India Today is a fortnightly Indian English-language news magazine published by Living Media India Limited. It was established in 1975 and remains popular even today for its news and content. The issue for this is lot is from ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
3,200
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 320.00
Total
3,520
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Lot 50
Estimate  :   8,000 - 10,000
Femina is the oldest women’s English magazine India. It covers issues and topics like relationships, career, fashion, beauty and has a section on the achievements of certain women and their impact on the world. No. of pages: 80
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
8,500
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 850.00
Total
9,350
product
Lot 51
Estimate  :   5,500 - 6,500
Bharti Kher is known for her sculptures and paintings because of their abaility to evoke feeling and explore identity and multiplicity. This catalogue showcases a series inspired by a 1928 autopsy of a blue sperm whale....
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
5,500
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 550.00
Total
6,050
product
Lot 52
Estimate  :   5,000 - 7,000
This lot features a book that is result of an international conference held by the Crafts Council of India. Coordinated by Jasleen Damija, an authority on textiles, the book features papers and presentations by various writers, ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
5,500
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 550.00
Total
6,050
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