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Lot No :

NICHOLAS ROERICH AND HIS FOLLOWERS [SET OF 5]


Estimate: Rs 60,000-Rs 90,000 ( $925-$1,385 )


The titles in this lot are listed below. Details about each book follow further down.
1. HIMALAYAS - ABODE OF LIGHT
2. HIMAVAT - DIARY LEAVES
3. NICHOLAS ROERICH
4. THE ART OF E. H. BREWSTER & ACHSAH BREWSTER
5. THE ART OF THE ANAGARIKA GOVINDA

a)
HIMALAYAS - ABODE OF LIGHT
By Nicholas Roerich
With illustrations from his paintings
BOMBAY: Nalanda Publications/ LONDON: David Marlowe Ltd
June 1947
pp. 176 + colour frontispiece + 1 colour and 22 monochrome plates tipped in across the text
The last book by the great painter, traveller and mystic, published 6 months before his death.
Paper-covered boards with title printed on cover and title strip pasted on cloth spine
Size: 9 x7 inches
Condition: Good, except for a few stains on cover.

b)
HIMAVAT - DIARY LEAVES
By Nicholas Roerich
Allahabad: Kitabistan
pp. 349
1946
Original orange cloth. A bit soiled and faded.
Size 8.5 x 5.5 inches
RARE

c)
NICHOLAS ROERICH
NEW DELHI: Lalit Kala Akademi
1992
10-page essay by M. S. Nanjunda Rao, genealogical table, 33 illustrations, biodata
Stiff cards with dustjacket
7 x 5 inches

d)
THE ART OF E. H. BREWSTER & ACHSAH BREWSTER
By M. S. Randhawa
New Delhi: Dhoomi Mal Dharam Das
c. 1944 [since the text implies Achsah Brewster was still alive]
pp. viii + 20 tipped-in plates [2 in colour] including a photographic portrait of E. H. Brewster
Stiff wrappers with dustjacket covered in glassine. The cover also has a plate pasted on it.
14.5 x 11 inches
Earl Henry Brewster [1878-1957] was an American painter, writer, and scholar, best known today for his close friendship with D. H. Lawrence and for his compilation of the life of the Buddha, published in 1926. He married Achsah Barlow Brewster [1878-1945], also an artist. After living in Italy for 20 years they moved to Almora in the Himalayas in 1935 and lived there until death. Their work was deeply influenced by their contemporary, Russian artist-philosopher Nicholas Roerich, also living in the Himalayas.

e)
THE ART OF THE ANAGARIKA GOVINDA
By R. C. Tandan
Published in 1940 by Kitabistan, Allahabad and London
Printed in Allahabad
Issued in the Series of the Roerich Centre of Art and Culture, Allahabad
First published in 1937, this is an enlarged edition
pp. 102 with colour frontispiece which is a tipped-in plate, 21 b&w plates + 2 full-page line drawings
Has portrait of the artist with tissue guard
At the end there is a 2-page list of other publications of Roerich Centre
Size 7.5 x 5 inches
Anagarika B. Govinda [1898-1985] was born Ernst Lothar Hoffmann and was of German-French origin who became a Buddhist monk. His art is obviously influenced by Roerich. He was the founder of the order of the Arya Maitreya Mandala and an expositor of Tibetan Buddhism, Abhidharma, and Buddhist meditation as well as other aspects of Buddhism. He was also a painter and poet.
Paper-covered boards. Frontispiece mount a little crumpled.

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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