a)
THE SINGING LINE
Drawings by K. K. Hebbar
Words by Mulk Raj Anand
SIGNED ON LAST PAGE BY HEBBAR below stamped number '154' implying it was a limited edition.
Bombay: Peacock
1964
7-page essay by Anand printed on yellow paper followed by 26 full-page drawings printed on one side of each page.
Yellow boards secured with string as issued.
Size 10.5 x 8 inches
b)
HEBBAR
6-page essay on artist K. K. Hebbar by V. R. AMBERKAR with 3 line drawings and a Hebbar portrait in text. Followed by 28 plates, some in colour
Presentation inscription on front flyleaf from Hebbar to art critic and collector Rudolf Von Leyden: "To Rudolf from Krishna/ 22.12.85"
New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi
1984 [First published 1960]
Card covers with dustjacket/ 7 x 5 inches
c)
HEBBAR
6-page essay on artist K. K. Hebbar by V. R. AMBERKAR with 5 line drawings in text. Followed by 27 plates, some in colour
New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi
1960
Card covers with dustjacket/ 7 x 5 inches
A number of plates in the first edition are different from the second edition above.
d)
AN ARTIST'S QUEST by K K HEBBAR
New Delhi: Abhinav Publications
1974
8-page autobiographical essay by Hebbar followed by 40 plates, the coloured ones tipped-in. Introduction by V. R. Amberkar who also wrote the Lalit Kala Akademi monograph on Hebbar.
Rare autobiography by Hebbar
Fine copy with original cloth binding and fine dustjacket.
CONDITION: Ex-library but title page clean. Only 1 'Discarded' stamp inside front cover. No other marks or accession number.
Size 9.5 x 9 inches
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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