A HUGE RUN OF THE EARLIEST JOURNAL OF INDIAN ART
Modern Review was the name of a monthly magazine published in Calcutta since 1907, and contains remarkable illustrations by great Bengali artists of the day.
Ramananda Chatterjee the founder of this great journal, laid the foundations of modern Indian journalism. Few publications, if any, commanded as much respect and influence on opinion and decision makers across undivided India as the two journals he founded and edited during the first four decades of the 20th century: The Modern Review (in English) and Prabasi (in Bengali).
Both journals welcomed in their pages contributors who held diverse, even divergent, views on issues related to India's past, present and future trajectory. The editor himself was an ardent nationalist and liberal. And though he laid store by facts and figures to make his case in his own articles, he could never, as a nationalist, be detached about British rule in India. He considered it his mission to deprive it of all moral justification.
His liberalism was obvious from the wide range of topics - politics and the economy, social reform and new tendencies in the arts and literature - both journals covered. Such was their reputation that new talent, much like well-known personalities, considered it a great honor to appear in them. The contributors to the review included, among many others, such names as Rabindranath Tagore, Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhash Chandra Bose, M K Gandhi, C F Andrews, Verrier Elwin, Premchand, Romain Rolland, Lala Lajpat Rai, Sister Nivedita and Jadunath Sarkar.
VOL 1 JAN-JUNE, 1907, NOS 1-6,
VOL. 2 JULY-DEC, 1907 NOS 1-6
VOL 3 JAN-JUNE, 1908, NOS 1-6
VOL.9 JAN-JUNE, 1911, NOS 1-6
VOL 11, JAN-JUNE, 1912, NOS 1-6
VOL 13 JAN-JUNE, 1913, NOS 1-6
VOL. 15 JAN-MAY,1914, NOS 1-5
VOL 16 & 17 MISSING
VOL 18, JULY-DEC, 1915, NOS 1-6
VOL 19, JAN-JUNE, 1916, NOS 1-6
VOL 20, JULY-DEC, 1916, NOS 1-6
VOL 21 MISSING
VOL 22 JULY-DEC, 1917, NOS 1-6
VOL 23 JAN-JUNE, 1918, NOS 1-6
VOL 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 MISSING
VOL 30, JULY-DEC, 1921, NOS 1-6
VOL 31, JAN-JUNE, 1922, NOS 1-6
VOL. 32 JULY-DEC, 1922, NOS 1-6
VOL 33, JAN-JUNE, 1923, NOS 1-6
VOL 34 JULY - DEC, 1923, NOS 1-6
VOL 35 JAN-JUNE, 1924, NOS 1-6
VOL 36 JULY - DEC, 1924, NOS 1-6
VOL 37 MISSING
VOL 38 JULY-DEC, 1925, NOS 1-6
VOL 39 JAN-JUNE, 1926, NOS 1-6
VOL 40 JULY-DEC, 1926, NOS 1-6
VOL 41 MISSING
VOL 42 JULY-DEC, 1927, NOS 1-6
VOL 43 MISSING
VOL 44-45, JAN-DEC, 1929, BOTH VOLUMES BOUND IN ONE
VOL 49, JAN-JUNE, 1931, NOS 1-6
VOL 46, 47, 48 MISSING
VOL 50 JULY-DEC, 1931, NOS 1-6
VOL 51 JAN-JUNE, 1932, NOS 1-6
VOL 52, 53 MISSING
VOL 54 AUG-OCTOBER, JUNE, NOS 6, 2-4 BOUND IN ONE
VOL 55 MISSING
VOL 56 JULY-DEC,1934, NOS 1-6
VOL 57, JAN-JUNE, 1935, NOS 1-6
VOL 58 JULY-DEC, 1935, NOS 1-6
VOL 59-60 JAN-DEC, 1936, BOUND IN 2 VOLS, JAN-AUG, SEPT-DEC
VOL 61, JAN-JUNE, 1937, NOS 1-6
VOL 62, JULY-DEC, 1937 NOS 1-6
VOL 63 JAN-JUNE, 1938, NOS 1-6
VOL 64 MISSING
VOL 65 JAN-JUNE, 1939, NOS 1-6
VOL 66 JULY-DEC, 1939, NOS 1-6
VOL 67 JAN-JUNE,1940, NOS 1-6
VOL 68 JULY-DEC,1940 NOS 1-6
VOL 69 JAN-JUNE,1941 NOS 1-6
VOL 70 JULY-DEC, 1941, NOS 1-6
VOL 71 JAN-JUNE,1942, NOS 1-6
VOL 72 JULY-DEC, 1942, NOS 1-6
VOL 73, JAN-JUNE, 1943, NOS 1-6
VOL 74 JULY-DEC, 1943, NOS 1-6
VOL 75 JAN-JUNE 1944 NOS 1-6
VOL 76 MISSING
VOL 77 JAN-JUNE,1945, NOS 1-6
VOL 78 JULY-DEC, 1945 NOS 1-6
VOL 79 MISSING
VOL 80 JULY-DEC,1946 NOS 1-6
VOL 81 JAN-JUNE,1947,NOS 1-6
VOL 82 JULY-DEC,1947 NOS 1-6
VOL 83 JAN-JUNE, 1948, NOS 1-6
VOL 84 JULY-DEC,1948 NOS 1-6
VOL 85 APRIL-JUNE, 1949, NOS 4-6
VOL 86 AUG-DEC, 1949 NOS 2-6
VOL 87 JAN-JUNE,1950 NOS 1-6
VOL 88 JULY-DEC, 1950 NOS 1-6
VOL 89 MISSING
VOL 90 SEPT-DEC,1951 NOS 3-6
VOL 91 JAN-JUNE 1952 NOS 1-6
VOL 92 JULY-OCT, 1952 NOS 1-4
VOL 93 MARCH-JUNE, 1953, NOS 3-6
VOL 94 JULY-DEC,1953, NOS 1-6
VOL 95 JAN-JUNE,1954, NOS 1-6
VOL 96 JULY-DEC 1954, NOS 1-6
VOL 97 JAN-JUNE,1955, NOS 1-6
VOL 98 JULY-DEC 1955 NOS 1-6
VOL 99 & 100 JAN-AUG, NOS 1-6 1956
VOL 101 JAN-JUNE, 1957, NOS 1-6
VOL 102 JULY-DEC, 1957 NOS 1-6
VOL 103 MARCH-JUNE, NOS 3-6 1958
VOL 104 JULY-DEC, 1958 NOS 1-6
VOL 105 JAN-JUNE,1959, NOS 1-6
VOL 106 JULY-DEC, 1959 NOS 1-6
VOL 107, JAN-MAY, NOS 1-5 1960
VOL 108 JULY-DEC, 1960 NOS 1-6
VOL 109, JAN-MARCH, 1961 NOS 1-3
VOL 110 JULY-DEC, 1961 NOS 1-6
VOL 112 MISSING
VOL 113 JAN-JUNE, 1963, NOS 1-6
VOL 114 JULY, SEPT, 1963, NOS 1 AND 3
VOL 115 JAN-JUNE, 1964 NOS 1-6
VOL 116 JULY-NOVEMBER, 1964 NOS 1-5
VOL 117 JAN-MAY, 1965 NOS 1-5
VOL 118 JULY-DEC, 1965 NOS 1-6
VOL 119, FEB-JUNE, 1966, NOS 2-6
VOL 120 JULY-NOV, 1966, NOS 1-5
VOL 121 JAN-JUNE, 1967 NOS 1-6
VOL 122 AUGUST-DECEMBER, 1967 NOS 2-6
VOL 123 JAN-NOV, 1968 NOS 1-11
VOL 124 JAN-JUNE, 1969 NOS 1-6
VOL 125 JULY-DEC 1969, NOS 7-12
VOL 126 FEBRUARY, AUGUST, 1970 NOS 2,4
VOL 127 JULY-DEC, 1970 NOD 1-6
VOL 128 AND 129 JAN-DEC BOUND IN ONE, 1971
VOL 130 JAN-NOVEMBER, 1972, NOS 1-5
VOL 131 JULY-DEC 1972 NOS 1-6
VOL 132 JAN-JUNE, 1973 NOS 1-6
VOL 133 JULY-NOV, 1973 NOS 1-5
VOL 134 JAN-JUNE, 1974 NOS 1-6
VOL 135 JULY-DEC, 1974, NOS 1-6
VOL 136 MISSING
VOL 137 JAN-JUNE, 1975 NOS 1-6
VOL 138 JULY-DEC 1975 NOS 1-6
VOL 139 JAN-JUNE, 1976 NOS 1-6
VOL 140 JULY-DEC, 1976 NOS 1-6
VOL 141 JAN-JUNE, 1977 NOS 1-6
VOL 142 JULY-DEC, 1977, NOS 1-6
VOL 143 JAN-AUGUST, 1978, NOS 1-8
VOL 144 JAN-DEC 1980 NOS 1-12
VOL 145 JAN-DEC, 1981, NOS 1-12
VOL 146 JAN-DEC, 1982 NOS 1-12
VOL 147 1983 NO.S 7 8 11 12
VOL 148 1984 MARCH-DEC NOS 3-12
VOL 149 JAN-DEC, 1985 NOS 1-12
VOL 150 JAN-DEC, 1986, NOS 1-12
VOL 151 MISSING
VOL 152 NOS 1-12 1988
VOL 153 JAN-DEC 1989 NOS 1-12
ALL VOLUMES HAVE BEEN BEAUTIFULLY REBOUND IN MARBLED BOARDS, ORIGINAL WRAPPERS BOUND IN WHEREVER AVAILABLE
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.
The books on sale in this auction are rare, out-of-print and otherwise collectible, dating from the 19th century on wards. The technology and material for printing and binding books has evolved over the last few centuries. From being the exclusive preserve of Clergy and Kings to an item of everyday application, the availability and use of books has also evolved over time. Books age over time and deterioration in a book's condition depends on many factors, including the original materials used and conditions of usage over time. Books will often show signs of foxing, fading, shelf-ware or dust jacket damage through usage. Prolonged storage may also cause wormhole damage or water stains.
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