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Amrita Sher-Gil [First edition, signed presentation inscription from Umrao Singh Sher-Gil] - Karl Khandalavala - A Distant View of India: Books, Maps, Prints and Photographs from the 17th to 20th Century
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Amrita Sher-Gil [First edition, signed presentation inscription from Umrao Singh Sher-Gil]

Karl Khandalavala, Amrita Sher-Gil, Bombay: New Book Co., 1945 [Title page says 1944/ back of title-page reads 'First Published in 1945']

pp 71; frontispiece portrait; 20 full-page tipped-in colour plates at the end; 3 tipped-in colour plates in the text; 5 tipped-in monochrome plates in the text; 8 monochrome plates at the end and numerous line drawings in the text, including some full-page; Red elephant based on the last incomplete painting by Sher-Gil on cover boards; Beige full-cloth binding with dust jacket.
14.9 x 11 x 0.6 in (38 x 28 x 1.7 cm)

An exceptionally rare and emotionally resonant presentation copy, inscribed by Umrao Singh Sher-Gil on the front endpaper to a personal acquaintance shortly after the tragic loss of both his wife and daughter.

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