Raga Mala, the Autobiography of Ravi Shankar

Shankar, Ravi; Harrison, George [Editor]; Craske, Oliver [Editor];

ISBN 10: 0904351467 / ISBN 13: 9780904351460

Published by Genesis Publications, 1997

**PLEASE NOTE: this set is ineligible for international shipping and may require additional postage to domestic addresses.** Number 1172 of 2000 copies signed by Shankar on the limitation page. Book bound in orange silk covers with gilt stamped cover and all edge gilt. Two CDs in an orange silk topped box and an unopened pack of incense in an orange silk topped box are included. Contents as new. The decorative clamshell case shows some light general handling with small bumps and soiling along bottom edges. Seller Inventory # CHAPshaRM

Synopsis:

The world's leading sitar player and elder statesman of Indian culture, Ravi Shankar spent his teenage years as a dancer in the glamorous world of 1930s Paris and New York. After studying in India with classical Hindustani music master Allauddin Khan, Ravi's early career culminated in a successful tour of Soviet Russia in 1954 with the huge, prestigious first cultural delegation sent by Jawaharlal Nehru.

Review: The work is quite breathtaking in the magnificence of its production and quality of presentation. Congratulations on an exceptional feat of publishing. The general feel of the book takes us back to a more luxurious age when books were works of fine art and not just an expendable commodity. -- Graham Wade, Writer and Musician, January 1998

Bibliographic Details

Title: Raga Mala, the Autobiography of Ravi Shankar
Publisher: Genesis Publications
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No dustjacket as issued
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: First Edition.