Leonardo da Vinci Quincentenary (1952) :: rare and out-of-print

For connoisseurs of art & architecture, we are pleased to offer one of the earliest rare volumes of Marg from the year 1952. Published to commemorate the 500th birth anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci in the year 1952, this unique volume opens with a special essay on the great artist by Homi J. Bhabha. 

This rare volume is also significant for those interested in the city of Mumbai as it includes the earliest critique and architectural analysis of the Jehangir Art Gallery  in South Mumbai along with early photographs and an architectural drawing. Other highlights of this volume include insightful essays on Pallava Sculpture by Dr. P. V. Pathy and on Kalighat Painting by the great art historian W. G. Archer. This rare volume also includes the complete text of the speeches delivered by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on the occasion of the inauguration of the National Art Treasures Fund in the year 1952.

Vintage back issues of the late 1940s and the early 1950s are the rarest of all the rare Marg publications. We are pleased to offer these hard-to-find precious volumes in excellent condition for connoisseurs.

Several images of this precious volume (including the complete table of contents) are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested.

LEONARDO DA VINCI – QUINCENTENARY

General Editor: Mulk Raj Anand

Author(s): Homi J. Bhabha, Otto Königsberger, Dr. P. V. Pathy, W. G. Archer, S. Dutta, Stefanja Zahorska

Publisher: Marg Publications, 1952 — Highly Rare & Out-of-Print Original First Edition

Format: Softcover back issue that has been professionally hardbound with genuine black leather spine & leather corners. The title has been embossed in golden lettering on the front cover and on the spine.

Size: 33 cm x 24.6 cm

Pages: viii + 49 pages + 17 unnumbered advert pages + 4 mounted plates on thick art paper. Richly illustrated with numerous high-quality visuals.

Condition: Pre-owned. Excellent — Near Pristine. Pages clean & unmarked. Binding tight and firm.

Remarks: Original print editions of the late 1940s & the 1950s are the rarest of all the vintage Marg publications and are highly sought after by collectors, especially in such exemplary condition as the ones we are offering.

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