a) 'Encounter' magazine for February 1955 carrying a 7-page seminal essay by F. N. Souza titled "Nirvana of a Maggot" with 5 Souza sketches. Cover a little worn.
Size: 10 x 7.25 in
b) Springtime 3 - An Anthology of Prose and Poetry, published in London by Peter Owen
Carries a 4-page story titled "LAZARUS" by F. N. SOUZA
A 128-page anthology issued in hardbackwhich also carries contributions by Nissim Ezekiel, Mervyn Peake, MurielSpark, Peter Levi and P. Lal
No date [c. 1960].br.fine hardback with dustjacket
Size: 9 x 6 in
c) Rare journal with short story by F.N. SOUZA: A 1960 bilingual journal TWO CITIES [English & French] published by Mistral
Bookshop in Paris with a 4-page short Story by FRANCIS SOUZA titled "The Man Born Blind" with a full-pageline drawing by Souza to accompany it.
Size: 8.5 x 5.5 in
d) INNER CIRCLE by Jerzy Peterkiewicz [a novel]
Illustrated by F. N. SOUZA
London: Panther, 1968 [Originally published by Macmillan in1966]
pp. 202 + 27 full-page line drawings by Souza
PAPERBACK with cover painting by Alan Aldridge and not by Souza
Scarce as most copies were pulped since the sales were poor
Size: 7 x 4.5 in
e) F. N. SOUZA: RELIGION AND EROTICA- Early Religious and Erotic Drawings from the Estate of F. N. Souza
Preface by George Melly
Edition limited to 2000 copies
London: Barklem.com Print & Publishing, 2005
pp. 88 with 74 full-page line drawings [3 of them double-page]
Hasa one-page previously unpublished poem by Souza titled 'Mother of God', biographical notes and bibliography
Stiff card with dustjacket
Presentation inscription by George Melly on title-page
Size: 9.5 x 7 in
f) SOUZA 1940'S - 1990'S .br.8-page stapled brochure issued by Dhoomi Mal Gallery, New Delhi, in 1993
9 colour images, 3 b&w images, portrait
2 essays by Souza - MY CREDO IN ART and FROM TIME TO TIME.
Essay REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE by Srimati Lal
Size: 10.5 x 8.5 in
g) "Encounter" magazine for October 1962 carrying a 7-page seminal essay by Aldous Huxley titled 'Unpainted Landscapes' and illustrated by FN Souza
Size: 10 x 7.25 in
PROVENANCE:
Property from an Eminent Parsi Collection, UK
This lot is from the collection of an eminent Parsi gentleman based in London. He began collecting books over 25 years ago, when he studied History of Art at Cambridge in the 1980s. His initial focus was on the Bombay Progressives. He is now offering a selection from his library with favourites ranging from Amrita Sher-gil, George Keyt, M F Husain and F N Souza, and a very rare privately printed, limited edition book illustrated by Bhupen Kakhar.
This lot will be sold in "as is" condition.
There may be some minor tears/creases scratches, or holes commensurate with age that may not be visible in the images.
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