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TWO SIGNED BOOKS BY SOUZA
F. N. SOUZA, AN INTRODUCTION
By Edwin Mullins
Signed by Souza on front endpaper: "FOR R. D.
IRELAND - A SMALL TOKEN FOR EVERYTHING -
FRANCIS SOUZA, LONDON, JUNE 1966".
The entire inscription has been written in a style
involving the use ofslanted lines over words [in a style
also illustrated in the numbers printed on the very last
page of the book]. Evidently Souza adopted this style of
inscribing this book to hide a red-pencil inscription. But
the signature part is without any writingbelow it.
London: Anthony Blond, 1962
pp. 108 with 66 full-page colour & b&w plates and 24
line drawings
Size: 9 x 8.5 inches
Excellent hardback with excellent dustjacket covered in
plastic.
The essay extends to 45 pages and there isa 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.
INNER CIRCLE by Jerzy Peterkiewicz [a novel]
Illustrated by F. N. SOUZA
Signed by Souza and the author
Limited edition of 100 copies of which this is No. 58.
Limitation written in ink by Souza [58/100]
London: Macmillan, 1966
pp. 186 + 27 full-page line drawings by Souza ofwhich
the frontispiece is in colour and the remaining drawings
are tipped-in plates specially printed on beige matt
paper
Blue leather spine with gilt title and slate grey paper-
covered boards
Very good condition. First 3 letters of gilt spinea little
rubbed.
The commercial edition issued at the same time
was a paper-covered hardback with dustjacket, b&w
frontispiece and drawings printed in the book itself.
Size: 9 x 6 inches.
Rs 1,25,000-Rs 1,50,000
$1,925-$2,310