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For bibliophiles and Indian history enthusiasts, we are pleased to offer an extremely rare First Edition of the great Gujarati author Vijayrai Vaidya's Jeevan aney Sanskruti.

First published in May 1941, this rare book is a scholarly exposition of the history of the Rig-Vedic era in the Gujarati language.

Several images of this extremely rare First Edition are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested.

RIGVED-KAAL-NU JEEVAN ANEY SANSKRUTI
Author: Vijayrai Kalyanrai Vaidya
Language: Gujarati
Published by: Vijayrai Kalyanrai Vaidya, Bhavnagar, May 1941 — Extremely Rare First Edition
Printed by: Devchand Damji Sheth at Anand Press, Bhavnagar
Distributor: N. M. Tripathi Co., Mumbai
Format: Hardcover. Professionally bound in black Rexine with the titles debossed in golden lettering on the front cover and on the spine.
Size: 19 cm x 13.2 cm
Pages: xii + 244 pages
Condition: Pre-owned. Excellent — Near Pristine. Pages clean and unmarked. Binding tight and firm. Minor, natural yellowing/foxing of some pages owing to age.

Remarks: Originally published in May 1941, this First Edition is extremely rare and hard to find, especially in such exemplary condition as the one we are offering now.

Please email us on kumarclassicbookpoint@gmail.com for cost and availability, or for any further queries in order to serve you better. Delivery in Mumbai is free.

One of the finest illustrators of Gujarati children's literature was the artist Jagmohan Mistry, who was a disciple of the legendary Ravishankar Raval.

We are now pleased to offer a selection of vintage Gujarati children's stories featuring the illustrations of Jagmohan Mistry. Printed in large-sized, bold typeface, each page of these vintage booklets was attractively illustrated. Some of these booklets included more than one story.

These booklets were part of the Bal Vinod Granthavali series that was originally issued in the 1940s. The booklets that we are offering are the later editions from the 1960s; these are also extremely rare as the books in this series went out of print eventually, making them highly elusive and hard to find.

This collection also includes Andheri Nagari, which was inspired by the renowned poem by the legendary poet Dalpatram. The short story is followed by the original poem in this rare booklet; please refer to the last three images attached herewith.

1] SANGEET SHASTRI
Edited by: Nagardas Patel
Illustrations by: Jagmohan Mistry
Language: Gujarati
Published by: Bal Vinod Karyalaya, Mumbai, 1966 — Eighth Edition — Highly Elusive & Out-of-Print Vintage Rarity
Format: Slim softcover booklet; original staple-bound.
Size: 18.1 cm x 13.5 cm
Pages: 32 pages
Condition: Pre-owned. Excellent. Pages clean and unmarked. Original tight binding. Natural yellowing/foxing of some pages owing to age. Minor shelf-wear along the corners/edges of the covers. The original staples have naturally rusted owing to age.

2] CHITRALEKHA
Edited by: Nagardas Patel
Illustrations by: Jagmohan Mistry
Language: Gujarati
Published by: Bal Vinod Karyalaya, Mumbai, 1968 — Ninth Edition — Highly Elusive & Out-of-Print Vintage Rarity
Format: Slim softcover booklet; original staple-bound.
Size: 18.2 cm x 13.6 cm
Pages: 32 pages
Condition: Pre-owned. Excellent. Pages clean and unmarked. Original tight binding. Natural yellowing/foxing of some pages owing to age. Minor shelf-wear along the corners/edges of the covers. The original staples have naturally rusted owing to age.

3] TRAN DIKRA
Edited by: Nagardas Patel
Illustrations by: Jagmohan Mistry
Language: Gujarati
Published by: Bal Vinod Karyalaya, Mumbai, 1967 — Eighth Edition — Highly Elusive & Out-of-Print Vintage Rarity
Format: Slim softcover booklet; original staple-bound.
Size: 17.5 cm x 13.1 cm
Pages: 32 pages
Condition: Pre-owned. Excellent. Pages clean and unmarked. Original tight binding. Natural yellowing/foxing of some pages owing to age. Minor shelf-wear along the corners/edges of the covers. The original staples have naturally rusted owing to age.

4] ANDHERI NAGARI
Edited by: Nagardas Patel
Illustrations by: Jagmohan Mistry
Language: Gujarati
Published by: Bal Vinod Karyalaya, Mumbai, 1968 — Eighth Edition — Highly Elusive & Out-of-Print Vintage Rarity
Format: Slim softcover booklet; original staple-bound.
Size: 17.5 cm x 13.1 cm
Pages: 32 pages
Condition: Pre-owned. Excellent. Pages clean and unmarked. Original tight binding. Natural yellowing/foxing of some pages owing to age. Minor shelf-wear along the corners/edges of the covers. The original staples have naturally rusted owing to age.

5] SONA KUMARI
Edited by: Nagardas Patel
Illustrations by: Jagmohan Mistry
Language: Gujarati
Published by: Bal Vinod Karyalaya, Mumbai, 1966 — Seventh Edition — Highly Elusive & Out-of-Print Vintage Rarity
Format: Slim softcover booklet; original staple-bound.
Size: 17.7 cm x 13.5 cm
Pages: 32 pages
Condition: Pre-owned. Excellent. Pages clean and unmarked. Original tight binding. Natural yellowing/foxing of some pages owing to age. Minor shelf-wear along the corners/edges of the covers. The original staples have naturally rusted owing to age.

6] INDU BALA
Edited by: Nagardas Patel
Illustrations by: Jagmohan Mistry
Language: Gujarati
Published by: Bal Vinod Karyalaya, Mumbai, 1966 — Eighth Edition — Highly Elusive & Out-of-Print Vintage Rarity
Format: Slim softcover booklet; original staple-bound.
Size: 17.6 cm x 13.2 cm
Pages: 32 pages
Condition: Pre-owned. Excellent. Pages clean and unmarked. Original tight binding. Natural yellowing/foxing of some pages owing to age. Minor shelf-wear along the corners/edges of the covers. The original staples have naturally rusted owing to age.

7] CHAKLI NA INDA
Edited by: Nagardas Patel
Illustrations by: Jagmohan Mistry
Language: Gujarati
Published by: Bal Vinod Karyalaya, Mumbai, 1967 — Seventh Edition — Highly Elusive & Out-of-Print Vintage Rarity
Format: Slim softcover booklet; original staple-bound.
Size: 17.8 cm x 13.3 cm
Pages: 32 pages
Condition: Pre-owned. Excellent. Pages clean and unmarked. Original tight binding. Natural yellowing/foxing of some pages owing to age. Minor shelf-wear along the corners/edges of the covers. The original staples have naturally rusted owing to age.

8] BIKAN SASLI
Edited by: Nagardas Patel
Illustrations by: Jagmohan Mistry
Language: Gujarati
Published by: Bal Vinod Karyalaya, Mumbai, 1967 — Seventh Edition — Highly Elusive & Out-of-Print Vintage Rarity
Format: Slim softcover booklet; original staple-bound.
Size: 17.6 cm x 13.4 cm
Pages: 32 pages
Condition: Pre-owned. Excellent. Pages clean and unmarked. Original tight binding. Natural yellowing/foxing of some pages owing to age. Minor shelf-wear along the corners/edges of the covers. The original staples have naturally rusted owing to age.

9] BILLI BAAI
Edited by: Nagardas Patel
Illustrations by: Jagmohan Mistry
Language: Gujarati
Published by: Bal Vinod Karyalaya, Mumbai, 1967 — Seventh Edition — Highly Elusive & Out-of-Print Vintage Rarity
Format: Slim softcover booklet; original staple-bound.
Size: 17.2 cm x 13 cm
Pages: 32 pages
Condition: Pre-owned. Excellent. Pages clean and unmarked. Original tight binding. Natural yellowing/foxing of some pages owing to age. Minor shelf-wear along the corners/edges of the covers. The original staples have naturally rusted owing to age.

Please email us on kumarclassicbookpoint@gmail.com for cost and availability, or for any further queries in order to serve you better. Delivery in Mumbai is free.