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FIRST BOOK BY A MODERN INDIAN
PHOTOGRAPHER, DESIGNED BY
SATYAJIT RAY
THE SECOND CREATURE
64 Photographs by Sunil Janah
The book was designed by Satyajit Ray
Foreword by Kim Christen
CALCUTTA: Signet Press
March 1949
Photographs of tribal women from Central India,
Assam, Malabar Coast and elsewhere in India taken over
four years.
This is the first book bringing together the work of a
modern Indian photographer.
Paper-covered boards with cloth back strip, as issued.
No dust jacket.
11 x 9 inches
Rs 50,000-Rs 60,000
$770-$925