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Book Description: Phaidon Press, 2002. Hardback. Book Condition: New. New book. Shipped from US. Bookseller Inventory # VH-9780714842110

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Book Description: Phaidon Press Ltd, United Kingdom, 2002. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 189 x 270 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. Raghubir Singh (1942-1999) was considered one of the finest contemporary photographers. Born in Rajasthan, India, his work is in the permanent collections of a number of major museums, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. "A Way into India" is Singh's last photographic project and is a testament to his love affair with sights, sounds and colours of his homeland, but also with one of its most unexpected icons - the Ambassador car. Continuously in production in Indian since 1957, the Ambassador is everywhere to be seen, in all possible guises, from delivery van to diplomatic limousine, and has become something quintessentially Indian. Travelling back and forth across the country, Raghubir Singh reveals India through windows of the Ambassador. Amongst the bustle of the towns and the majesty of the countryside there are rotting cars and pristine new ones being used as taxis and poultry vans. Temples and tourists, monsoon rains, paddy fields, tea plantations and elephants are dramatically framed by the Ambassador's distinctive curves.The old and the new sit side by side as Singh and the Ambassador show us a way into India. Bookseller Inventory # PHA9780714842110

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Book Description: Phaidon, London, UK, 2003. Hard Cover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. 29 Cms x 20 Cms. Printed Pages: 124 with coloured photographs throughout. Bookseller Inventory # 000812

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Book Description: PHAIDON PRESS INC., 2002. Hardback. Book Condition: New. New book. Shipped from US. Bookseller Inventory # IB-9780714842110

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Book Description: Phaidon Press Ltd, 2002. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Fast Despatch by First Class Royal Mail. Bookseller Inventory # mon0000016568

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Book Description: Phaidon Press Ltd. Hardback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, A Way into India, Raghubir Singh, Raghubir Singh (1942-1999) was considered one of the finest contemporary photographers. Born in Rajasthan, India, his work is in the permanent collections of a number of major museums, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. "A Way into India" is Singh's last photographic project and is a testament to his love affair with sights, sounds and colours of his homeland, but also with one of its most unexpected icons - the Ambassador car. Continuously in production in Indian since 1957, the Ambassador is everywhere to be seen, in all possible guises, from delivery van to diplomatic limousine, and has become something quintessentially Indian. Travelling back and forth across the country, Raghubir Singh reveals India through windows of the Ambassador. Amongst the bustle of the towns and the majesty of the countryside there are rotting cars and pristine new ones being used as taxis and poultry vans. Temples and tourists, monsoon rains, paddy fields, tea plantations and elephants are dramatically framed by the Ambassador's distinctive curves. The old and the new sit side by side as Singh and the Ambassador show us a way into India. Bookseller Inventory # B9780714842110

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Book Description: Phaidon Inc Ltd, 2002. Hardcover. Book Condition: Brand New. 124 pages. 11.00x7.50x0.75 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # x-0714842117

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Book Description: Phaidon Press Ltd, 2002. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. New and in stock. Book. Bookseller Inventory # 0714842117

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Book Description: 2002. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. 197mm x 19mm x 280mm. 124 pages. 0.803. Bookseller Inventory # 9780714842110

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Book Description: Phaidon, 0. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. ?The last great photographic project of Raghubir Singh, one of the 20th century's finest documentary photographers &newline;?A pictorial travelogue of India as seen from the windows of one of its most unexpected icons - the Ambassador car &newline;?A testament to Singh's love affair with the sights, sounds and colours of India &newline;?Temples and tourists, monsoon rains, paddy fields, tea plantations and elephants are dramatically framed by the Ambassador's distinctive curves &newline;&newline;In The Press&newline;&newline;'The last project of one of India's finest documentary photographers, this is a testament to Singh's love affair with the sights, sounds and colours of India, but also with the Ambassador car, whose windows provide a vista onto the country as Singh travelled the byways of his homeland.' (Waterstone's Book Quarterly)&newline;&newline;'Raghubir Singh, who died in 1999, has been hailed by many as India's greatest photographer. This book represents his last great project - to document the Ambassador car, continuously in production in India since 1957.' (Amateur Photographer)&newline;&newline;'If you're into judging a book by its cover, then you can't go wrong with this one.The results are fabulous. We see India close-up - not through Western eyes but through the eyes of someone who knows, and loves, his country. Our tour with Singh shows us India as it really is, from a viewpoint among the people. A lovely and refreshing book.' (Travel Photography)&newline;&newline;Raghubir Singh (1942-1999) is considered by many to have been one of the twentieth century's finest colour documentary photographers. Born in Rajasthan, his work is in the permanent collections of a number of major museums, including The Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. His many publications include books on Kerala, Rasjasthan, Bombay and the Ganges. River of Colour, also published by Phaidon, is the first ever published retrospective of his work.&newline;&newline;Text: English&newline;Hardcover: 189 x 270 mm, 7 1/2 x 10 5/8 in&newline;08 colour illustrations, 128 pp&newline;ISBN-13: 9780714842110&newline;ISBN-10: 0714842117. Bookseller Inventory # 3157

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