Newstrack video magazine :: 11 rare archival tapes

Starting from 1977 until her death in 2012, the extraordinary American archivist Marion Stokes built an incredible personal archive of hundreds of thousands of hours of television news footage over a long uninterrupted span of 35 years! During this period, she recorded television broadcasts round the clock on VHS tapes, the dominant format of the time.

Today (25 November), on the 91st birth anniversary of Marion Stokes, it would be appropriate to remember and celebrate the VHS tape format!

Long before the advent of private news channel broadcasting in India, the Newstrack video magazine published on VHS tapes was the first video magazine to appear in India.

For collectors of vintage broadcast material, we are pleased to offer a selection of 11 original Newstrack VHS tapes from the early 1990s. Images of the covers and the contents of each tape are attached herewith and their respective durations are mentioned below.

September 1991: 90 minutes

January 1992: 92 minutes

February 1992: 92 minutes

May 1992: 89 minutes

February 1993: 83 minutes

March 1993: 90 minutes

April 1993: 100 minutes

May 1993: 98 minutes

October 1993: 78 minutes

November 1993: 82 minutes

December 1993: 80 minutes

Format: VHS tapes — PAL format.

Condition: Very Good. Clean & steady originals with minimal usage.

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Prof. Ram Panjwani :: rare commemoration volume

For those interested in the rich spectrum of Sindhi heritage & culture, we are pleased to offer an extremely rare and hard-to-find book on Prof. Ram Panjwani, the great Sindhi author, Sufi singer, educationist & community leader.  

This rare book is a commemorative volume that was published in Dubai on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Prof. Ram Panjwani in 1981. This bilingual book in two parts — in English and in Sindhi — is richly illustrated with numerous photographs of Prof. Panjwani over the years. 

Alongside this rare book, we are also pleased to offer a highly rare & unpublished short video feature from the year 1942. It features a young Ram Panjwani in his early thirties and is a rare bonus!

Several images of this rare book are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested.

1] PROF. RAM PANJWANI — COMMEMORATION VOLUME

Edited by: Prof. Moti A. Gidwani

Author(s): Prof. Moti A. Gidwani, HG Advani, Baburao Patel et al. (images of the entire table of contents are attached herewith)

Publisher: Felicitation Committee, Dubai, UAE, 1981 — Highly Rare and Out-of-Print First Edition

Format: Hardcover. Professionally hardbound in green Rexine with the titles embossed in golden lettering on the front and on the spine.

Size: 21.8 cm x 14.1 cm

Pages: xx preliminary pages + xii + 80 pages (English text) + 179 pages (Sindhi text) + numerous unnumbered plates of photographs.

Condition: Pre-Owned. Excellent — Near Pristine.

2] RAM PANJWANI IN SONG RECITALS IN SINDHI ON HINDU–MUSLIM UNITY — a rare video feature.

Producer: J. B. H. Wadia

Story, Dialogue & Main Role: Ram Panjwani

Year: 1942

Duration: 9 minutes 5 seconds

Medium: Rare unpublished archival video transferred on DVD format.

Condition: Excellent. Clean and steady audio & video.

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The Fall of a Sparrow by Sálim Ali :: rare signed First Edition

Sálim Ali, also known as the Birdman of India, was a legendary pioneer in the realm of ornithology and bird identification in India. His publications on the birds of India are classic references treasured by birders and naturalists.

For nature lovers and collectors of rare books on wildlife, we are pleased to offer a rare signed First Edition of Sálim Ali's wonderful autobiography — The Fall of a Sparrow. First published in 1985, the title page of this book bears a short greeting signed and dated by Sálim Ali at the age of 90 in 1987, the year of his demise. Sourced from a well-maintained private collection, this book is in excellent condition overall.

Several images of this beautiful signed First Edition are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested.

THE FALL OF A SPARROW

Author: Sálim Ali

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1985 — Rare First Edition Signed by the Author

Format: Hardcover with original dust jacket.

Size: 22.5 cm x 14.5 cm

Pages: xvi + 265 pages + 48 unnumbered glossy pages featuring numerous b&w photographs + 4 unnumbered pages featuring reproductions of handwritten letters & field notes.
Condition of the pages: Pre-owned. Excellent — Near Pristine. Pages clean and unmarked. Original tight binding. Slight natural yellowing/foxing of some pages owing to age.
Condition of the hard covers: Very Good+ — Excellent. The original hard covers bound in blue cloth are completely intact. Minor fading on the bottom edge only.
Condition of the dust jacket: Very Good+. Price-clipped. The dust jacket is fully intact with slight shelf-wear on the corners/edges owing to age. The dust jacket is neatly wrapped in an acetate film for future protection.
Signed Inscription: An image of the handwritten greeting signed and dated by Sálim Ali on the title page is attached herewith. This book was first published in 1985 i.e. two years before Sálim Ali's death in 1987 at the age of 90. Hence, this autograph from 1987 counts amongst the last few shortly before his demise.

Remarks: The value of this particular book lies in its being the very First Edition signed by the author in excellent condition.

 
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Sterndale's Mammalia of India by Frank Finn :: rare 1929 edition

The mammals of India were first explored systematically by the British. One of the pioneers in this realm was the great British naturalist Robert Armitage Sterndale [1839 – 1902] who published the Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon in the year 1884. This book was remarkabe for its scientific detail and technical rigour.

Many years after Sterndale's demise in 1902, another great British naturalist — Frank Finn — took it upon himself to revise, update, and condense the work of Sterndale into a far more accessible work for the general nature enthusiast. In the year 1929, Frank Finn's efforts culminated in the publication of "A New and Abridged Edition, thoroughly revised and with an Appendix on the Reptilia".

For those interested in wildlife & natural history, we are pleased to offer a highly rare & beautiful 1929 edition of Sterndale's Mammalia of India by Frank Finn. This book has been sourced from a carefully-maintained private collection and is particularly hard to find in such exemplary condition as the one we are now offering.

Several images of this rare book are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested.

STERNDALE'S MAMMALIA OF INDIA

Editor: Frank Finn

Publisher: Thacker, Spink & Co.; Calcutta, Simla & Bombay; 1929 — Highly Rare & hard-to-find

Printed in: Great Britain by William Clowes & Sons, Limited, London & Beccles.

Format: Hardcover. Professionally bound in full black genuine leather with the title embossed in golden lettering on the front and on the spine.

Size: 18.7 cm x 14 cm x 4.2 cm

Pages: viii + 350 pages. Richly illustrated with numerous drawings & sketches by R. A. Sterndale.

Condition: Pre-Owned. Pristine. Pages clean and unmarked. Binding tight & firm. Negligible natural yellowing of a few pages owing to age.

Remarks: The value of this particular book lies in its being the very first revised edition of 'Sterndale's Mammalia of India' by Frank Finn published in the year 1929 in exemplary condition.

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.