- MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN
By Richard Bartholomew and Shiv S. Kapur
New York: Harry N. Abrams
No date [c. 1970]
pp. 60 + 192 paintings, many colour, many tipped-in, some folding
Original maroon cloth binding with a Husain sketch embossed in silver on cover and a fine dust jacket
Condition: Fine. Previous owner's name on first page
- HUSAIN - Drawing, Painting, Water Colour, Graphic, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography, Tapestry
By Dr Daniel Herwitz
Bombay: Tata Steel,1988
pp. 348 [full-page illustrations after p. 29 up to the end]
size: 14.5 x 12.5 inches
Black cloth binding with the sketch of a lion by Husain embossed on cover in gilt
Condition: Very fine
- HUSAIN
New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi
1961
8-page essay by Shiv S. Kapur and 23 illustrations, some in colour, biographical notes
Stiff cards with dustjacket [which has a tiny piece missing on front top]
Size: 7 x 5 inches
- KERALA - GOD'S OWN COUNTRY
Paintings by M.F. HUSAIN
Text by Shashi Tharoor
Published in New Delhi in 2003 on behalf of Kerala Tourism
pp. xiv, 59
Massive size / 14 x 9.5 inches
Fine hardback with fine dustjacket
The first section GOD'S OWN COUNTRY [pp. 1-36] has alarge number of full page and smaller colour reproductions of Husain's paintings and some b&w sketches.
- HUSAIN TAPESTRY
A contemporary painter works with the traditional weaver.
Tapestry hand woven in tusser silk and zari
New Delhi: Vadehra Art Gallery
1994
pp. 36 + a triplefold plate, all in colour showing reproductions of 33 tapestries including 3 on cover
1-page essay at the end by Santo Datta
Title-page reproduced in Husain's handwriting
Hardcover with dustjacket
Size: 11.5 x 9.5 inches
- LET HISTORY CUT ACROSS ME WITHOUT ME [by] M. F. HUSAIN
New Delhi: Vadehra Art Gallery
1993
pp. 50 includin g 7-page essay by Roshan Shahani and extended commentaries on each painting by Husain
Reproduces 21 paintings, many more than one-page long
Stiff wrappers
Oblong quarto [13.5 x 9 inches]
- SANSAD UPANISHAD - M. F. HUSAIN IN PARLIAMENT: Reflections in Drawings
Hyderabad: Cinemaghar
2007
No pagination [pp. 80]
Title-page drawn by Husain, 5-page introduction in Husain's handwriting followed by full-page and half-page b&w sketches of what Husain saw as Rajya Sabha member in the 1980s-90s. The introduction and many sketches drawn on Rajya Sabha letterheads.
Softcover
Size: 16 x 12.5 inches [elephant folio]
This was originally published in Delhi in 1993 by Banyan Tree
- BEYOND THE CANVAS
An Unfinished Portrait of M. F. Husain
By Ila Pal
New Delhi: Indus
1994
pp. 284
Profusely illustrated with colour & b&w sketches, line drawings, photographs and memorabilia by and relating to Husain. A mine of little-known information about the artist
Hardback with dustjacket. Very fine except a presentation inscription on half-title
Size: 10 x 6.5 inches
- GAJA-NAMA : 10 PAINTINGS, 10 DRAWINGS by HUSAIN
Hyderabad: Cinemaghar, 2006
21 full-page paintings
Essays by Stephen Alter and Savita Apte
Spiral-bound
Size 14 x 12 inches
- GAJA GAMINI
Folder of loose drawings and cards about Husain's film
Size 13 x 6 inches
- MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN by Petra Hinterthur
14-page essay focusing on Husain's MOTHER TERESA SERIES in complete issue of ORIENTATIONS for April 1983
- THEORAMA- PAINTINGS ON 9 MAJOR RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD by M. F. Husain
12-page essay in INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE QUARTERLY for Spring 1995
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