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"INDIA 72": AN ILLUSTRATED ASTROLOGICAL DESKTOP CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 1972 DESIGNED & PRODUCED as a PAPER SAMPLE book by Bombay's CHIMANIAL PAPER COMPANY.
by (Chimanial Paper Company)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Bombay, India: Printed by Grafika / Designed and produced by Chimanial Paper Company, (1972)., (1972).. Very good. - Quarto, 9-1/8 inches high by 7-1/8 inches wide. Spiral bound red cloth titled and decorated in gilt & black with a raised relief illustration of the sun illustrated as an Indian man's face, bound with a red plastic spiral spine. The covers are slightly bumped. 150 pages, with an embossed title page on fine heavy red stock. Illustrated with 13 full-page, 2 double-page, and 2 folding plates printed on fine heavy colored stock. A preface, the first line of which reads: "Astrology probably evolved from primitive Times when Man first related the events of his life to a power stronger than himself." This introductory page is followed by a daily appointment calendar printed in black & red on fine cream paper framed in red. The handsome black & white and color plates illustrate such subjects as the "Jambu Dwip - The Mantra of the Universe", "Surya - The Sun", "Chandra - The Moon", "The Zero", "Rashis - The Signs of the Zodiac", "The Footprint Mandala", "An Astrological Tankha", and "Janmapatri - The Horoscope", among others. Near fine.
A beautiful paper sample book, in the form of a desktop calendar with an eastern astrological theme.
RARE.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 95896
- Title
- "INDIA 72": AN ILLUSTRATED ASTROLOGICAL DESKTOP CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 1972 DESIGNED & PRODUCED as a PAPER SAMPLE book by Bombay's CHIMANIAL PAPER COMPANY.
- Author
- (Chimanial Paper Company)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bombay, India: Printed by Grafika / Designed and produced by Chimanial Paper Company, (1972).
- Date Published
- (1972).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ASTROLOGY; METAPHYSICS; CALENDAR; ASIAN; EASTERN; INDIA; BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; HINDUISM; INDIA 72; ILLUSTRATED; PAPER SAMPLE BOOK; GRAFIKA; CHIMANIAL PAPER COMPANY; ILLUSTRATIONS; COLOR PLATES; INDIAN; JAMBU DWIP; SURYA, THE SUN; CHANDRA, TH MOON; NAVAGRAHA, TH
- Bookseller catalogs
- Metaphysics;
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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