First Edition
Year: 1983
Place: New Delhi
Size: 27.4 x 22.4 cm (10.7 x 8.8 inches)
Published by Seagull Books. PP 128., 4to
Fully Illustrated, 2 Folding Plates.
First edition, 4to pp 128, numerous black and white illustrations. With dust jacket.
Texts by Nikhil Sarkar, Purnendu Pattrea, Pranabranjan Ray, B. N. Mukherjee
BINDING: Hardcover, Decorative End Papers with Dust Jacket with light wear.
Bengal Art
Ashit Paul had been conducting research on Battala for a long time and, in 1983, published a book titled Woodcut Prints of Nineteenth Century Calcutta. While writing the book, he happened to meet a few engravers from Battala who were still alive at the time. His intention was to preserve an art form that had already been extinct for some time.
Good condition
