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Tambimuttu (trans.), and Piper, John (illus.).
India Love Poems [Limited edition, inscribed by the authors].
Publisher: Paradine, [London];
Date of Publication: 1977
Stock Code: 14488
Limited edition of 200 copies, this copy out of series. Elephant folio, pp., [7] prelims, 56 unsigned pages of poetry, plus 18 full-page colour lithographs by Piper. Limitation leaf signed by Tambimuttu and Piper. Printed on hand-made wove paper, edges untrimmed. Rebound in royal-blue quarter cloth over screen-printed blue, ivory, and pink boards. Titled to paper spine-label. Boards a little rubbed, corners slightly bumped. Contents clean, bright, and fresh. A near-fine copy tastefully rebound. An attractive volume of poetry dating from the sixth to the eighteenth century, translated out of Sanskrit, Teluga, Kannada, and Assamese into English. Vibrantly illustrated by Piper’s sensuous and effusive lithographs, which are inspired by the imagery of the verse they accompany. £850.00