RUSHDIE (SALMAN) Two Stories... With Five Woodcuts and Three Linocuts by Bhupen Khakhar, COPY NU...

RUSHDIE (SALMAN) Two Stories... With Five Woodcuts and Three Linocuts by Bhupen Khakhar, COPY NUMBER IX OF 12 SPECIALLY BOUND COPIES WITH AN EXTRA SUITE OF SIGNED PRINTS, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO HILARY GERRARD on front free endpaper ('To Hilary - Best wishes/ Salman Rushdie-/ 8th Dec: 1990'), of an overall edition of 72 copies signed by the author, 8 full-page wood- and linocuts, the extra suite each signed by the artist loose in gate-fold wrappers, original brown goatskin by Romilly Saumaurez Smith, upper cover with a block of 9 square grey-silver morocco onlays each decorated with a gilt oval, t.e.g., housed together in original brown cloth solander box with title label on spine, large 4to (320 x 250mm.), Privately Printed by Sebastian Carter, 1989 Footnotes: PRESENTATION COPY FROM SALMAN RUSHDIE: ONE OF THE 12 WITH AN EXTRA SUITE OF SIGNED PRINTS AND SPECIALLY BOUND BY ROMILLY SAUMAUREZ SMITH. The artist Bhupen Khakhar (1934-2003) 'played a central role in modern Indian art and was a key international figure in 20th century painting' (Tate, website). His portrait of Salman Rushdie titled 'The Moor', was exhibited at the Tate retrospective (June-November 2016), and is owned by the National Portrait Gallery. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing