TITLE: Raza (Signed and Limited Edition Copy)
EDITOR: Ashok Vajpeyi
PUBLISHER: Ravi Kumar Publisher / Bookwise (India) Pvt. Ltd.
PLACE: Paris / New Delhi
YEAR: 2002
EDITION: 44/100
BINDING: Leather bound book with leather slipcase.br.NO.OF PAGES: 64
SIZE:
Height: 12 in (30 cm)
Width: 11.5 in (29.2 cm)
Depth: 1.5 in (3.8 cm)
The art-book folio, a celebration of the Paris-based painter's eight decades, comes in two parts. The conversation-interview with poet Ashok Vajpeyi - interspersed with Raza's poems, thoughts (in his handwriting, in English and in the Devnagri script), and Vajpeyi's long poem on Raza- comprises the first part. The second includes an exquisite folio with a selection of 53 prints (loose form) from the painter's work from 1946 until 2001.
This art-book folio is published in a limited edition of 100 copies of which this is the 44th copy. Each art-book folio is also accompanied with 3 original offset prints titled "Kundalini" by S H Raza. Each portfolio is signed by the artist and the author, and numbered 1 to 100.
Details of the offset prints
Title: Kundalini
Year: 2002
Edition: 44/100
Each signed and dated in English (lower right)
Each print can be framed and hanged on the wall.
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. Details of damage outside this normal life-cycle of thebooks in this auction will be available on request.