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SET OF ELEVEN BOOKS (i) ENCOUNTER 1955 (ii) WORDS & LINES BY F. N. SOUZA (iii) BLACK ORPHEUS (iv) TWO CITIES (v) F N SOUZA, AN INTRODUCTION BY EDWIN MULLINS (vi) ENCOUNTER 1962 (vii) THE FIRST WRITERS WORKSHOP LITERARY READER (Viii) IDA KAR: PORTRAITS OF F. N. SOUZA (ix) SOUZA - CITY OF WOMEN (x) FR
(i) AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY BY F. N. SOUZA TITLEDENCOUNTER 1955
Year: 1955
Size: 25.5 x 18.6 cm (10 x 7.3 Inches)
Famous, Much-Quoted and Seminal Autobiographical Essay by F. N. SOUZA titled 'NIRVANA OF A MAGGOT' in complete issue of ENCOUNTER for February 1955
The 7-page essay has 5 illustrations by Souza.
The magazine was edited by Stephen Spender and published in London.
(ii) WORDS & LINES BY F. N. SOUZA
LIMITED EDITION BOOK
Year: 1959
Size: 25.4 x 19 cm (10 x 7.4 Inches)
Published by: Villiers. PP. 27 (with 18 line drawings in the text) + pp. 12 carrying 23 drawings
EDITION WAS LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES
Stiff Card with Dust Jacket.
(iii) BLACK ORPHEUS
Year: 1960
Size: 26.7 x 19.3 cm (10.5 x 7.5 Inches)
June 1960 Issue of a Journal of African and Afro-American literature.
Published by the Ministry of Education, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Of Its Three Editors, One was Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate. It has a 2-page essay titled SOUZA by Omidiji Aragbabalu with 8 full-page drawings by Souza (pp. 16-21/ 49-52)
(iv) RARE JOURNAL WITH SHORT STORY BY F.N.SOUZA
TWO CITIES
Year: 1960
Size: 21.5 x 13.5 cm (8.4 x 5.3 Inches)
A 1960 bilingual journal TWO CITIES [English & French] with a 4-page short story by FRANCIS SOUZA titled "The Man Born Blind" with a full-page line drawing by Souza to accompany it.
(v) F N SOUZA, AN INTRODUCTION BY EDWIN MULLINS
Year: 1962
Size: 23.5 x 21.5 cm (9.2 x 8.4 Inches)
Published by Anthony Blond PP. 108
With 66 Full-Page Colour and Black & White Plates and 24-Line Drawings
BINDING: Full Grey Cloth with Black Title on the Front Cover and Spine with Scarce Dust Jacket in Good Condition.
The essay extends to 45 pages and there is a 3-page list of collectors at the end.
The first and seminal biography and appreciation of Souza written soon after he had established himself in London and written by a close friend and critic.
(vi) ILLUSTRATIONS BY F. N. SOUZA TO GO WITH ALDOUS HUXLEY
ENCOUNTER 1962
Year: 1962
Size: 25.5 x 18.6 cm (10 x 7.3 Inches)
5 illustrations by F. N. SOUZA to go with Aldous Huxley's essay 'Unpainted Landscapes' in complete issue of ENCOUNTER for October 1962.
The magazine was edited by Stephen Spender and published in London.
(vii) THE FIRST WRITERS WORKSHOP LITERARY READER
Year: 1972
Size: 21.5 x 14 cm (8.4 x 5.5 inches)
A Writers Workshop Books Are Edited & Published by P. Lal Calcutta., Pp. v + 107.
The book includes "Lines to a Girl and Some Words on Life" by F. N. Souza, featured on pages 70?79.
A handwritten label at the end of the book says Handbound by Tulamiah with Indian handloom cloth, Patuabagan Lane, Calcutta. The binding showcases fine craftsmanship using traditional Indian materials.
Tulamiah Mohiuddin Khan, binder for Writers Workshop, received the ational Award for Best Bound Book from the Vice President of India in 1970, honouring his excellence in bookbinding.
(viii) IDA KAR: PORTRAITS OF F. N. SOUZA
Year: 2011
Size: 24.7 x 24.7 cm (10 x10 Inches)
PP. 47 with 6 full-page black & white photographs of Souza plus one full-page contact sheet carrying 9 images of Souza, taken between 1957 and 1961, by Ida Kar.
2 page note by Conor Macklin.
18-page essay titled NIRVANA IN LONDON: THE COINCIDING WORLDS OF F. N. SOUZA AND IDA KAR with notes
1 full-page sketch and 9 small black & white photographs in text. 1 page essay by Souza talking about London.
3 pages carrying three 1950s-60s Press cuttings of reviews of Souza's works.
Ida Kar was a professional photographer and wife of Victor Musgrave, owner of Gallery One which patronized Souza.
(ix) SOUZA - CITY OF WOMEN
Year: 2015
Size: 29.5 x 20.8 cm (11.6 x 8 Inches)
Exhibition catalogue of Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi. pp. 44.
Curated by Vinod Bhardwaj and Brij Sharma
Handwritten letters by Souza to the curators Vinod Bhardwaj and Brij Sharma part of this catalogue
(x) FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA INTRODUCTION BY JULIAN HARTNOLL
Year: 1997
Size: 24.5 x 17 cm (9.6 x 6.6 inches)
Published by Julian Hartnoll's Gallery., London
(xi) F N SOUZA INTRODUCTION BY ANDREW SINCLAIR
Year: 1962
Size: 27.5 x 24.2 cm (10.8 x 9.5 inches)
Publisher by Gallery One., London., Pp. 17, 3 tipped-in colour plates, 4 B&W and 2 Sketch.
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