Set of 7 books on Calcutta, mostly pictorial

a) Calcutta, Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co., Printed in Paris by P. G. Evrard, Circa 1910

Album of 20 full-page Sepia Heliogravure Views; covers specked but excellent inside
7.1 x 9.2 in (17.8 x 23.2 cm)

b) Desmond Doig, Calcutta: An Artist’s Impression, Calcutta: The Statesman, Circa 1970s

39 full-page sketches with text on facing pages; fine hardback with dustjacket
11.2 x 9 in (28 x 22.5 cm)

c) Rathin Mitra, Calcutta Then and Now, Calcutta: Ananda Publishers, 1997

pp. 70 with sketches by Mitra and reproductions of old photographs of same
scenes; fine hardback with fine dustjacket
8.4 x 10.6 in (21 x 26.5 cm)

d) Amit Roy, Calcutta Ephemera: Visual Imagery of a Colonial City (1775-1925), Calcutta: Parul, 2016

pp. 345. 232 pages consist of full-page colour reproductions of the paper ephemera relating to various aspects of Calcutta. Has an Index at the end; hardbound with dustjacket
11.2 x 8.8 in (28 x 22 cm)

e) J P Losty, Calcutta: City of Palaces - A survey of the city in the days of the East India Company, London: The British Library; New Delhi, Arnold Publishers, 1990

pp. 136; paperback
11.4 x 8.7 in (28.7 x 21.8 cm)

This illustrated book provides an account of the architectural and topographical history of Calcutta, which in 1990 celebrated the 300th anniversary of its foundation. Published to accompany an exhibition of the same title at The British Library, its illustrations are drawn mainly from the collection of plans, prints and drawings at the India Office Library and 25 are reproduced in colour.

e) B V Roy, Old Calcutta Cameos: A series of clear-cut pictures of particular aspects of Calcutta, Calcutta: S. K. Chatterjee, 1946

pp. 144; soft bound
7 x 4.9 in (17.7 x 12.3 cm)

f) Dr P C Bagchi, The Second City of The Empire: Twenty-fifth Session of the Indian Science Congress Association, Calcutta, 1938, Calcutta: Printed at U Ray & Sons Press [owned by Satyajit Ray’s family]

pp. [viii], 258 + 17 plates + Index, folding map of Calcutta and numerous advertisements; soft bound
9.5 x 7.5 in (23.7 x 18.7 cm)

Covers Calcutta past and present, social life, municipal administration, education, university, professional and technical education, research organizations and learned societies, art and literature, trade and industry, clubs, hospitals etc. A remarkable compendium to introduce the city to the congress delegates.

(Set of seven)

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