SIGNED, FIRST AND LIMITED EDITION BOOKS (16-17 MAY 2023)

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Lal Behari Day (1824 - 1892) Folk Tales of Bengal Lal Behari Dey, Folk Tales of Bengal, London: Macmillan & Co., Limited, 1912 xiv, 273 pages with tipped in frontispiece and 31 colour tipped-in plates on thick brown paper by Warwick Goble along with captions on tissue guards; original full vellum binding with intricate patterns in gilt and titles to the front board and spine, top page edges gilted; remainder untrimmed 11.5 x 9.25 x 2.25 in (29.3 x 23.7 x 6 cm) This is a limited deluxe edition of which only 150 copies were issued. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 85,000 - 1,00,000 $1,050 - 1,235 Details	Winning bid Rs 96,000 \| $1,185 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 2

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Sir George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza George Bernard Shaw, The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza, London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1930, First English edition xxix + 78 pages; original green cloth, gilt-lettered on spine, uncut; in unrestored unclipped dust jacket 7 x 5 x 0.5 in (18 x 12.6 x 1.7 cm) Presentation copy from the Author. Bearing presentation humorously inscribed by Shaw on the half-title: "Well, just to spite your / Eldest Sister / and your / Extraordinary Mother / who won't let you read St. Joan / (she has evidently not read it herself) / here goes! / G. Bernard Shaw / for Joan Noel Anderson / 16th May 1931." 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 85,000 - 1,00,000 $1,050 - 1,235 Details	Winning bid Rs 1,08,000 \| $1,333 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 3

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Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, London: George Allen, Reprint edition; "March, 1895" indication on copyright. 476 pages including frontispiece, title, illustrations, head- and tail-pieces, initials and decorations by Hugh Thomson; original green cloth, spine and front cover elaborately gilt-blocked with peacock design, new endpapers, all gilt edges. Inked ownership inscription to half-title. 7.25 x 5 x 1.25 in (18.5 x 12.8 x 3.3 cm) This Peacock Edition has become a classic of book design. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000 $1,855 - 2,470 Details	Winning bid Rs 1,50,000 \| $1,852 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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Norman Mosley Penzer (1892 - 1960) Nala and Damyanti Norman M Penzer, Nala & Damayanti, London: A M Philpot Ltd., 1926 xi, 207 pages with 10 colour plate illustrations by Paul Zenker; fully bound in polished calf leather with gilt rules along the edges, with nicely decorated spines containing gold gilt decoration and red and green panels containing author and title with 5 raised bands, gilt inner dentelles and marbled endpapers 8.5 x 6.75 x 0.5 in (22 x 17.5 x 2 cm) Edition limited to 1,000 copies for England and America, of which this is No. 342. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 50,000 - 60,000 $620 - 745 Details	Winning bid Rs 48,000 \| $593 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 5

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Kalidasa and Horace Hayman Wilson The Mégha Dúta; or Cloud Messenger Kalidasa and Horace Hayman Wilson, The Mégha Dúta; or Cloud Messenger: A Poem in the Sanskrit language: by Calidasa. Translated into English verse, with notes and illustrations, by H.H. Wilson, Calcutta printed: London: reprinted for Black, Parry, and Co., 1814 xxii, 23-175 pp.; full leather bound with new spine with gilt text and 4 raised bands 8.75 x 5.25 x 0.5 in (22.2 x 13.5 x 1.8 cm) Wilson's first published Sanskrit translation, the first publication of the Meghaduta in the West. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 50,000 - 60,000 $620 - 745 Details	Winning bid Rs 48,000 \| $593 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 - 1890) The Kama Sutra of Vatsayana: Translated from the Sanscrit in seven parts with Preface, Introduction, and Concluding Remarks Sir Richard Francis Burton, The Kama Sutra of Vatsayana: Translated from the Sanscrit in seven parts with Preface, Introduction, and Concluding Remarks, London and Benares: Kama Shastra Society, 1883, Second reprint printed for private circulation only 181 pages plus a page advertising two other works issued by the Council of the Kama Shastra Society; bound in full vellum and gold ruling on the cover; gilt titles on the spine. Deckle edges. 7.75 x 5.25 x 1 in (19.8 x 13.5 x 2.5 cm) 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 75,000 - 1,00,000 $930 - 1,235 Details	Winning bid Rs 78,000 \| $963 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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Major Evans Bell (1825 - 1887) The Annexation of The Punjab and The Maharajah Duleep Singh Major Evans Bell, The Annexation Of The Punjab And The Maharajah Duleep Singh By Major Evans Bell, London: Trubner and Co., 1882 108 pages; original red embossed cloth with gilt titles to front and spine 8.75 x 6 x 0.25 in (22.5 x 15 x 1 cm) Autograph note Signed by Maharajah Duleep Singh on a single sheet of laid paper written on one side on the letterhead of Royal Hotel, Lowestoft measuring 20.2 x 12.7 cm which is pasted on the front end paper, c.1855-85. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000 $1,855 - 2,470 Details	Winning bid Rs 1,44,000 \| $1,778 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 8

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Anonymous Visitors Book 1953-2008 of Sir Michael Walker, British High Commissioner, India from 1974-1976 Visitors Book 1953-2008 of Sir Michael Walker, British High Commissioner, India from 1974-1976 with fantastic item full of over 100 signatures includes some historical and rare signatures such as that of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Edward Heath, Douglas Hurd, Alec Douglas-Home, Prince Charles, Chris Bonington, Graham Hill, Eileen Reynolds, Dennis Healey, Roy Hattersley, Admiral Derek Empson, General Michael Carver, ACM Brian Burnett, Lord Rhodes and Lord Blyton. A 100 page single lined visitors book measuring 24.6 x 19 x 2 cm with 72 pages of signatures of the dignitaries; full leather bound with gilt text at the upper board, housed in a customized solander box measuring 11 x 8.5 x 1.5 in (28 x 21.5 x 4 cm) 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 1,00,000 - 1,50,000 $1,235 - 1,855 Details	Winning bid Rs 96,000 \| $1,185 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 9

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David Beckham (b.1975) David Beckham David Beckham, David Beckham, London: Headline Publishing Group, 2013, first edition 288 pages; hardback with no dust jacket, original publisher's black cloth, over illustrated boards, lettered black on the spine 12.5 x 9.5 x 1 in (32 x 24 x 3 cm) Signed by David Beckham on the half title page. This is the 72 copy from a limited edition of 500 copies. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 30,000 - 40,000 $375 - 495 Details

Lot 10

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Damien Hirst and Jason Beard (b.1811) The Death of God: Towards a Better Understanding of a Life Without God Aboard the Ship of Fools Damien Hirst and Jason Beard, The Death of God: Towards a Better Understanding of a Life Without God Aboard the Ship of Fools, London: Other Criteria, 2006 172 pages containing 69 full colour reproductions of all the works in the show; original black wrappers, titles and decoration to spine and front cover in gilt, red and silver foil, red endpapers. 8.75 x 6.5 x 0.5 in (22.8 x 17 x 1.8 cm) Signed by Damien Hirst on the front red endpaper. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 35,000 - 50,000 $435 - 620 Details

Lot 11

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James Earl Carter Jr. (b.1924) White House Diary Jimmy Carter, White House Diary, Gordonsville, VA, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2010, First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page xv + 570 pages including 24 plates with black and white photographs, [1]; blue hardcover, title in gilt on spine along with publisher's dust jacket, retail price on front flap. 9.25 x 6.25 x 1.75 in (23.5 x 16 x 4.6 cm) Hand-signed by President Jimmy Carter as "J Carter" on a book plate pasted on the half title page. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 25,000 - 30,000 $310 - 375 Details

Lot 12

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Mac Mahataj, Ahmed Kathrada and Kate Parkin Mandela: The Authorised Portrait Mac Mahataj, Ahmed Kathrada and Kate Parkin, Mandela: The Authorised Portrait, London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., 2006 355 pages with 250 images and features material taken from private collections as well as the Nelson Mandela Foundation archive; hardbound with dust jacket 12 x 9.25 x 1.25 in (30.5 x 23.5 x 3.5 cm) Signed inside by Nelson Mandela on an attached bookplate dated 11.3.03. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 80,000 - 1,00,000 $990 - 1,235 Details	Winning bid Rs 90,000 \| $1,111 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 13

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James R Hansen (b.1952) First Man: The Life of Neil Armstrong James R Hansen, First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong, London. New York. Sydney. Toronto: Simon & Schuster, 2005 xi + [2] + 769 pages including 24 pages with black and white photographs; hardbound with gilt text at the spine along with pictorial dust jacket 9.5 x 6 x 2.25 in (24.2 x 15.5 x 5.8 cm) Signed and inscribed by "Neil Armstrong" on a paper along with a colour photograph of Neil Armstrong loosely inserted in corner slits on the front end papers. The consecutive pages has 2 more photographs loosely inserted in corner slits. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 70,000 - 90,000 $865 - 1,115 Details	Winning bid Rs 78,000 \| $963 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 14

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George Harrison and Oliver Craske Raga Mala: The Autobiography of Ravi Shankar George Harrrison and Oliver Craske, Raga Mala: The Autobiography of Ravi Shankar, New York: Welcome rain Publishers LLC, 1999 336 pages; brown cloth boards with gilt text at spine and along with dust jacket 9.5 x 6.75 x 1.25 in (24 x 17.5 x 3.5 cm) This is a Presentation copy by Ravi Shankar to Sharon. Hand-signed by Ravi Shankar on the half title page bearing presentation inscription "ॐ (Om) To Sharon / Ravishankar" and dated 5.6.2000. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 40,000 - 60,000 $495 - 745 Details

Lot 15

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R K Narayan (1906 - 2001) Set of five books by R K Narayan . R K Narayan, Next Sunday (Sketches and Essays), Mysore: Indian Thought Publications, First Impression, September 1955 iv + 160 pages; paperback 7.25 x 4.75 x 0.25 in (18.5 x 12.2 x 1 cm) This is a Presentation copy by R K Narayan to David Higham. Hand-signed by R K Narayan on the end paper bearing presentation inscription "For David Higham / with kind regards / R K Narayan / 8th Oct. 1956" 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 70,000 - 90,000 $865 - 1,115 Details

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Aristophanes and Pablo Picasso Lysistrata Aristophanes and Pablo Picasso, Lysistrata, New York: Limited Editions Club, 1934 117 pages including 6 rare etchings and 34 in-text lithographs by Pablo Picasso; original decorative cream boards with designs by Pablo Picasso enclosed in original board chemise and slipcase. 11.75 x 9.5 x 0.75 in (30 x 24 x 2 cm) From the colophon: Copy number 806 of this edition of Lysistrata. Hand numbered in crayon and signed by Picasso in pencil. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 5,00,000 - 6,00,000 $6,175 - 7,410 Details

Lot 17

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D H Lawrence (1885 - 1930) Lady Chatterley’s Lover D H Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Florence: Privately printed by the Tipografia Giuntina, 1928, first edition [4] + 365, [3 blank] pages; original publisher's mulberry paper-covered boards, with Lawrence's phoenix motif stamped in black on the front board, printed paper label on spine, leaves untrimmed, without dust jacket 9 x 6.75 x 1 in (23 x 17.2 x 3 cm) Signed and limited, first edition, number 117 of 1000 copies. Signed by the Author on the colophon page. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 3,50,000 - 4,00,000 $4,325 - 4,940 Details

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Salman Rushdie (b.1947) Two Stories Salman Rushdie, Two Stories, [Cambridge]: Privately printed, 1989 With five woodcuts and three linocuts by Bhupen Khakhar, printed on Aches vellin paper with deckled edges, and dark mustard colored end papers. Boards are bound in chocolate brown cloth with leather and gilt motif pasted on the front board and leather and gilt title strip on the spine. Housed in original slipcase 5 x 4 x 2 in (13 x 10 x 5 in) Privately printed Limited and First Edition, one of 60 copies bound in cloth. Signed by Rushdie to the limitation page. This is copy number 49. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 1,10,000 - 1,30,000 $1,360 - 1,605 Details	Winning bid Rs 1,08,000 \| $1,333 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1772 - 1833) Signed letter by Raja Ram Mohan Roy accompanied with a book on him . Handwritten letter with black ink in English by Raja Ram Mohan Roy from 48 Bedford Sq, dated January 21st, 1832, single sheet of wove paper, 7.25 x 4.5 in (18.5 x 11.5 cm) "My dear Lord / I have now the pleasure / of something you as promised / in my last the those succeeding / sheets of my evidence for / your Lordships private / perusal & have the honor / to remain / yours most obediently / Rammohan Roy" 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 2,50,000 - 3,00,000 $3,090 - 3,705 Details

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Ramananda Chatterjee (1865 - 1943) The Golden Book of Tagore [along with a Signed Letter by Tagore] Ramananda Chatterjee, The Golden Book of Tagore: A Homage to Rabindranath Tagore from India and the World in Celebration of His Seventieth Birthday, Calcutta: Golden Book Committee, 1931 xx, (2), pp. 374, (2), 30 plates including 1 Frontispiece [Photogravure portrait of Tagore, after a photograph by Martin Vos], 29 plates, many of them tipped-in colour plates [with tissue guards carrying title and artist's name] by Abanindra Nath Tagore, Nanda Lal Bose, Asit Kumar Haldar, A D Thomas, Gogonendra Nath Tagore, Samarendra Nath Gupta, Abdur Rahman Chughtai and Ramendra Nath Chakravarti. Others are reproductions of works by a Chinese and a Japanese artist, portraits of Tagore done by eminent Indian and Western artists and early photographs of Tagore; original full leather with a gilted roundel of the vegetal design on the front board and gilt leather title ticket pasted on the spine, most pages remain uncut along the top edge, new end papers 11.75 x 9 x 2 in (30 x 23 x 5 cm) This copy is numbered 31 out of a limited-edition of 1500 copies. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 6,00,000 - 8,00,000 $7,410 - 9,880 Details	Winning bid Rs 6,00,000 \| $7,407 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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