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| BIDDLE, GEORGE Indian Impressions New York, Orion Press. 1960. First Printing. [xiv], 202pp, profusely illustrated with drawings in pencil as well as pen and ink of both prominent and not so prominent Indian and Ceylonese citizens. 4to/28.5cm. Grey cloth gilt, light wear in slightly chipped dj, internally fine. VG/Fair. Visual and word impressions of a selection of representative Indians during the author's 1958 visit. George Biddle (1884-1973) was a prominent American artist and writer who also served in the American government at various times, especially during World War II out of which came his book, Artist at War, which was well received. USD 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 | £UK 6.75 | JP¥ 971] Book number: 003873 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| BUSSAGLI, MARIO Indian Miniatures. Translated from the Italisn by Raymond Rudorff London, Paul Hamlyn. 1969. Cameo series. First Endlish edition (La Miniatura Indiana-1966). 158pp, 73 illustrations in color, list of illustrations. 12mo/19.5cm. Gray cloth gilt, light wear at extremities, internally fine. A nicely illustrated introduction to the subject of Indian miniature painting. Professor Mario Bussagli was a prolific Italian art historian with a special interest in Asian art. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 003897 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| CHANDRA, PRAMOD On the Study of Indian Art: The Polsky Lectures in Indian and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Cambridge, Mass. and London, England, Harvard University Press for the Asia Society. 1983. First Edition. [x], 134pp, 11 monochrome illustrations from photographs, references, index. 8vo/22cm. Dark blue cloth gilt, shelf wear only, short dampmark along top edge, in lightly edgeworn dj. Based on the three Polsky Lectures given by the author at the Asia Society, New York City. Pramod Chandra ( ) was the George P. Bickford Professor in Indian and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology at Harvard University. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 002992 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| HUSSAIN, ASHFAQUE Ajanta Paintings: Twenty Plates in Colour (with an extra copy of Plate II) New Delhi, Lala Kalit Akadami. 1956. First Edition. [iii]pp, Introduction, 20 24cm x 35cm reproductions of cave paintings tipped onto captioned gray sheets 34.5 x 46cm. Folio. Wrappers but back panel lacking, front wrapper severely chipped on spine side (about two inches lacking on entire side cutting into left side of titling), foreedge edgeworn and chipped at bottom, title page edgeworn with one chip, Introduction page edgeworn only, the gray cardboard backing sheets for the illustrations are generally very good with occasional corner wear. There is an extra copy of Plate II (Decoration on the ceiling of the vestibule. Cave 1). The famous caves are in the State of Hyderabad on the Deccan plateau near the border of Khandesh. This is a representative selection of Buddhist Art ifrom among the many paintings in the Ajanta caves and was produced on the 2500th anniversary of the Buddha's Parinirvana with the cooperation of the Department of Archaeology of the Government of India and the National Academy of Art (Lala Kalit Akadami). USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 002849 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| J.C.I. Indian Art: Victoria and Albert Museum London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1959. 4th Impression (1948). Unpaged [ii page introduction, 30 monochrome illustrations on 28 plates). 12mo/18cm. Illustrated card wrappers, light wear, internally fine. The introduction is signed "J.C.I." which might be John Irwin, one of the Asian curators at the V & A?. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 003912 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| WHEELER, MONROE, EDITOR. TEXT BY PUPUL JAYAKAR AND JOHN IRWIN Textiles and Ornaments of India: A Selection of Designs New York, Museum of Modern Art. 1956. First Edition. 95pp, profusely illustrated in both color and b/w, Foreword by Monroe Wheeler, The Seasons-A Poem, India Fabrics in Indian Life by Pupul Jayakar, Indian Textiles in Historical Perspective by John Irwin, Plates, Selected Bibliography of IndianTextiles by John Irwin. 4to/25cm. Decorated hard cover in protected dj. NF/NF. Monroe Wheeler (1899-1988) was a Director and closely connected with MOMA for more than thirty years. Pupul Jayakar ( -1997) sometimes called the 'eager weaver' of India was responsible for regenerating India's textile industry. She wrote a number of books including biographies of Indira Gandhi and her guru, J. Krishnamurti. John Irwin (1917- ) was Keeper of the Oriental Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum and a noted textile historian. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 002878 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| CHANDRA, PRAMOD; SHERMAN E. LEE, JOHN MAXON AND LAURENCE SICKMAN Master Bronzes of India Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago. 1965. First Edition. Unpaged, introductory texts by P. Chandra, John Maxon, Sherman Lee and Laurence Sickman, map, 61 monochrome illustrations with captions. 4to/25.5cm. Illustrated card-stock wrappers, light rubbing, errata slip laid in for The Asia House Gallery part of the exhibit (October 12-December 11, 1966), internally fine. A travelling exhibit catalogue for the Art Institute of Chicago, the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Art in Kansas City, the Cleveland Museum of Fine Art and The Asia House Gallery in New York between 1965 and the end of 1966. USD 19.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 | £UK 11.5 | JP¥ 1677] Book number: 003350 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| RAMBACH, PIERRE AND VITOLD DE GOLISH The Golden Age of Indian Art Vth-XIIIth Century Bombay, Norwich and Paris, D.B. Taraporevala Sons & Co. Ltd. Jarrold & Sons, and Arthaud. 1955. First Edition. 181pp, map, 6 colour plates, 121 photo illustration plates in photogravure, 26 diagrams and ground plans. 4to/26cm. Tan cloth gilt, light wear in chipped dj, internally fine. A comprehensive picture of the one of India's greatest periods of art under the Chalukyas. Pierre Rambach (1925- ) is an architect who specializes in Indian archaeology. Vitold de Marie-Golish (ca 1923- ) organized the "Expedition Tortoise" in 1950 to study Indian architecture. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 002838 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. |
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