The titles in this lot are listed below. Details about each book follow further down.
1. INDIAN MASTERS BY A.M.T ACHARAYA, VOL 1 (ALL PUBLISHED) 1920
2. JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN ACADEMY OF ART
a)
Indian Masters by A.M.T.Acharya, Vol. 1 (all published), Bijoy Krishna Das at The Lakshmibilas Press, Calcutta. Published by Indian Academy of Art, 25 plates of works (most coloured) by eminent Indian artists of the day, with descriptive letterpress of each plate. some pinholes a good working copy, 1 plate of Ravi Varma supplied in facsimile, rebound with original wrappers bound in. Size 11 x 8.5 inches
b)
The Indian Academy of Art, An illustrated Journal of Fine Art. S. C. Mitra at The Lakshmibilas Press, Calcutta c 1920s, Vol. 2 no whole no 2 only, about 20 pages, 18 plates, some coloured including plates by Jamini Roy, Mazudar etc, some pinholes, a good working of this extremely scarce journal published by the art academy founded by Hemen Mazumdar, Size: 14 x 9 inches
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