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Wraps. Zustand: Very Good. Stiff card stock wraps. 12 pp. With a few black and white illustrations. All text in French. A catalog to a 1965 exhibition of art by Pierre Sicard, a French artist inspired by earlier Impressionism. Of note is an official invitation to dinner (presumably to Pierre Sicard) from General Jacob E. Smart of the US Armed Forces, who was serving as the Deputy Commander in Chief, United States European Command at the time. Includes a guest list of various generals, Sicard and others. VERY GOOD condition. Minor uneven toning, soiling and edgewear.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. Fine large book in fresh clean black cloth covers with bright gilt titles to spine. Internally mint, free of inscriptions; lavishly illustrated. The dust jacket is fine and not price clipped. A most attractive copy.

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Publisher's printed boards, lightly worn, enleaves somewhat fragile, front hinge cracked but remains attached. Provenance: Swedish artist Vera Nilsson (1888-1979), with early ownership inscriptions, one dated Paris 1921. Jena, Verlegt bei Eugen Diederichs, 1909. Large 8vo. [iv] + 280 pp. With 200 reproductions of Italian Early Renaissance Art.

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First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance; form the library of The Birmingham Medical Institute with their stamp; also a presentation bookplate with inscription describing Dr. W. J. Lydall as presentor. Physical description; iv, 278 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p. 253-254. Subjects; Physicians - Biography. History of Medicine. Medicine - History - Biography. Medicine - History - Outlines, syllabi, etc. History of Medicine - biography. History of Medicine - outlines. Physicians. Biography. History of Medicine - biog. Medicine - History. Genre; Illustrated. 3 Kg.

Zustand: Good. Folio. 30 x 46cm. Original cloth with inset picture and copper rerctangle. Full-color reproductions on hand-tipped in plates, a short story and quotes to accompany each painting, this large-format catalogue illustrates the paintings featured in New York exhibition. 100 unnumbered pages : color illustrations . Presentation copy: "for Kim. It's great to have you on board, Love [signed Damien] xxxx.[possibly Kim Tschang-Yeul]. Light marginal waterstain on 4 pages.Gagosian presented March 11-April 23, 2005 new work by Damien Hirst. Entitled The Elusive Truth, the exhibition comprises approximately thirty paintings that have been completed over the past three years.This exhibition, Hirst's first in New York since 2000, signals a new direction in his work.Hirst's 2004 exhibitions include his first survey exhibition, The Agony and the Ecstasy, at Museo Archelogico Nazionale, Naples, Italy; and In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida: Fairhurst, Hirst, and Lucas, at Tate Britain, London. Damien Hirst: From the Cradle to the Grave, Selected Drawings was also published in 2004. It presents an important selection of drawings and sketches spanning Hirst's entire career.The exhibition will be accompanied by a large-format catalogue that highlights twenty-four paintings featured in the current New York exhibition. Measuring eighteen by twelve inches, the book will include full-color reproductions on tipped-in plates, a raised plastic cover displaying the painting Two Pills (2004), an essay by JG Ballard, and die-cut windows that highlight details of the paintings. Additionally, Damien Hirst has written or selected texts to accompany each painting throughout the catalogue.

Zustand: Good. Large 4tp. 30 x 30.5cm.Original pictorial boards. Signed presentation copy, possibly to Kim Tschang-Yeul (1925-2021).OCLC Number 1299311405.Published to accompany Damien Hirst's exhibition of butterfly paintings at Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles in February 2007, Superstition is a visually stunning book that confirms Hirst's reputation as one of the most significant visual thinkers of his generation. Using High Windows, the last published volume of poems by Philip Larkin, as a point of reference to focus on the business of death and love, the baroque and lavish fractals of Hirst's paintings have a direct and clear poetry of their own, making Superstition a grand and tender body of work: Larkin would probably have seen straight away the point of Hirst's butterflies, these most evanescent of nature's creatures, trapped here in their thousands under glass, their bright day done yet glowing still in death. .Superstition includes over 30 exquisite full colour plates of the butterfly paintings, as well as reproductions of details and installation shots, providing a curatorial insight into this magnificent body of paintings. In addition to the wonderfully rich plates Superstition reproduces 6 of Philip Larkin's poems, a commentary by Richard Bradford, and an erudite introduction by John Banville: Death informs our every aspiration, our every hope, and stands at the end of every turn we take, the iron gate that will open just for us. As someone has said of the novel, having a happy ending depends on where you stop.

Zustand: Good. Oblong folio. 37 x 29cm. Qtr. boards in slipcase. 352pp.Signed presentation copy, possibly to Kim Tschang-Yeul (1925-2021).In 2003 Damien Hirst, one of Britain's most celebrated artists, accepted an invitation from the Ljubljana International Biennale of Graphic Arts to produce a completely new show for their 25th Biennale. The invitation followed in the wake of the prestigious Biennale Grand Prize awarded to Hirst in 2001 for his suite of 'Last Supper' prints.For Ljubljana, Hirst chose to put together his first-ever exhibition of drawings. Spanning his entire career, the exhibition consisted of approximately 150 drawings drawn from a large number of public and private collections. They ranged from early drawings done when Hirst was a teenager to intimate drawings made for close friends. The exhibition also included preparatory sketches for some of Hirst's well-known sculptural work as well as sketches and ideas for future work; Hirst also included his sculpture From the Cradle to the Grave (2000) in the exhibition. The range of material is broad and eclectic, shadowing the countless interests and enthusiasms of the artist and casting a unique insight into the life and working methods of this much publicised artist.A fully illustrated 352-page catalogue and a limited-edition T-shirt accompanied the show, designed by the artist in collaboration with Jason Beard. The catalogue features the most complete set of Hirst's drawings available at that time.his monograph surveys 15 years of Hirst's drawing practice, from simple notations to detailed working drawings. The collection allows the reader to explore Hirst's preoccupations and passions focusing on the ambiguity at the heart of human experience. .OCLC Number 56912582.Essays by Annushka Shani and A.A. GillCatalog of an exhibition organized by Visual Arts, The British Council for the 25th International Biennale for Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia, which opened at Tivoli Gallery, Ljubljana June 10 - Sept. 28, 2003.

Zustand: Good. Photograph . 24 x 18cm.Valentine Gross met her future husband Jean Hugo, grandson of the influential French author Victor Hugo, in 1917 at the home of Mimi and Cypa Godebski. In 1919 they were married with Cocteau and Satie as their only witnesses. Neither of Jean's parents consented to the marriage, perhaps contributing to its eventual demise.In March of 1926, Valentine attended one of the first Surrealist expositions where she met Paul Éluard. Their meeting sparked a friendship that would continue until his death in 1952. In 1927, after working as costume designer on the set of La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, Valentine returned to Paris a full-fledged Surrealist; Jean Hugo, however, never embraced the Surrealist movement. In the years following their hurried nuptials, their tastes diverged leading to separation in 1929 and finally divorce in 1932. (Despite the end of their marital relations, Valentine and Jean remained friends until her death in 1968.).Provenance: Pierre Spivakoff (1933-2012)?Après des études au Cours Simon, Pierre Spivakoff crée à Paris le tout premier café-théâtre « Le Royal » situé boulevard Raspail où il met en scène des pièces de Fey deau, Ionesco, Dumas, Rachilde, Molière et Corneille. En 1973, il met en scène «Délirante Sarah», une pièce autour de Sarah Bernhardt où il interprète le rôle prin cipal. Le spectacle représentera la France dans de nom breux Festivals européens (Rome, Belgrade, Berlin?) et se prolongera à la comédie des Champs-Elysées durant toute l'année 1974. Habité par la divine Sarah, Il est l'auteur du livre « Sarah Bernhardt vue par les Nadar », éditions Herscher, 1997. Par ailleurs , il monte « L'Homme aux camélias » au Théâtre La Bruyère ou « Monsieur Vénus » au Théâtre des Mathurins. Également metteur en scène et professeur d'art dramatique, il dirigera de très nombreux acteurs avant d'ouvrir une classe de théâtre à l'American Center, aventure qui durera plus de 10 ans. Enfin, son cours de coaching d'avocats et de personnalités politiques a durablement marqué l'éloquence à la française chez les ténors ténors du barreau .

Zustand: Good. 13.2 x 18.8 cm. Card stock with gilt embossing.Annotated in ink: accept. "May 07, 1953 - Here for the Coronation: Prince and Princess Himalaya, have arrived in London to attend the coronation from their home in the Everest country of Nepal.This is the Prince's first trip to Europe. Photo shows Prince and Princes Himalaya ".The personal copy of Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905-1990), who was a Pakistani diplomat and the country's first female governor.She was born Sheila Irene Pant on 13 February 1905 in Almora, British India (today's India), to a Brahmin family who had converted to Christianity two generations prior.Academically brilliant, she graduated from the University of Lucknow in 1927 with bachelor's degrees in economics and theology. She obtained a double master's degree in economics and sociology in 1929. In 1931, she became professor of economics at Indraprastha College in Delhi, where she met her future husband, lawyer Liaquat Ali Khan, when he visited to deliver a lecture on law.The couple married in 1932, despite her family's objection. The bride converted to Islam and took the name Begum Ra'ana. She became involved with the Muslim League, devoting herself to creating political consciousness among the Muslim women in British India.After the Partition in 1947, Liaquat Ali Khan became Pakistan's first prime minister. As the first First Lady of Pakistan, Begum Ra'ana founded or helped establish organisations that uplifted women's rights and women's public role, such as the Pakistan Women's National Guard (PWNG), the Women's Naval Reserves and All Pakistan Women's Association (APWA).

Zustand: Good. Glt embossed card with manuscript name. 12 x 18.5cm.,Tape remnants on edges. The Lord Great Chamberlain at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 was David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie. He was responsible for the overall organization of the ceremony, including ensuring all the details were correct and that everything went smoothly. The Earl of Scarbrough, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., T.D. was appointed to the position by Queen Elizabeth II in the early 1950s.The personal copy of Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905-1990), who was a Pakistani diplomat and the country's first female governor.She was born Sheila Irene Pant on 13 February 1905 in Almora, British India (today's India), to a Brahmin family who had converted to Christianity two generations prior.Academically brilliant, she graduated from the University of Lucknow in 1927 with bachelor's degrees in economics and theology. She obtained a double master's degree in economics and sociology in 1929. In 1931, she became professor of economics at Indraprastha College in Delhi, where she met her future husband, lawyer Liaquat Ali Khan, when he visited to deliver a lecture on law.The couple married in 1932, despite her family's objection. The bride converted to Islam and took the name Begum Ra'ana. She became involved with the Muslim League, devoting herself to creating political consciousness among the Muslim women in British India.After the Partition in 1947, Liaquat Ali Khan became Pakistan's first prime minister. As the first First Lady of Pakistan, Begum Ra'ana founded or helped establish organisations that uplifted women's rights and women's public role, such as the Pakistan Women's National Guard (PWNG), the Women's Naval Reserves and All Pakistan Women's Association (APWA).

Zustand: Good. 14 x 17.7cm. Card stock with gilt embossing and cancelation notice on mundane stock paper. Tape remnants. .Sir Ralph Lilley Turner was the Director of the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS) in 1953. He served as the Director from 1937 to 1957, making him the longest-serving director in the school's history. .The personal copy of Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905-1990), who was a Pakistani diplomat and the country's first female governor.She was born Sheila Irene Pant on 13 February 1905 in Almora, British India (today's India), to a Brahmin family who had converted to Christianity two generations prior.Academically brilliant, she graduated from the University of Lucknow in 1927 with bachelor's degrees in economics and theology. She obtained a double master's degree in economics and sociology in 1929. In 1931, she became professor of economics at Indraprastha College in Delhi, where she met her future husband, lawyer Liaquat Ali Khan, when he visited to deliver a lecture on law.The couple married in 1932, despite her family's objection. The bride converted to Islam and took the name Begum Ra'ana. She became involved with the Muslim League, devoting herself to creating political consciousness among the Muslim women in British India.After the Partition in 1947, Liaquat Ali Khan became Pakistan's first prime minister. As the first First Lady of Pakistan, Begum Ra'ana founded or helped establish organisations that uplifted women's rights and women's public role, such as the Pakistan Women's National Guard (PWNG), the Women's Naval Reserves and All Pakistan Women's Association (APWA).

Zustand: Good. 13.4 x 18.4 cm. Card stock with gilt embossing.Annotated in ink: Refused per P/a. This image could have imperfections as it's either historical or reportage."May 07, 1953 - Here for the Coronation: Prince and Princess Himalaya, have arrived in London to attend the coronation from their home in the Everest country of Nepal.This is the Prince's first trip to Europe. Photo shows Prince and Princes Himalaya ".The personal copy of Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905-1990), who was a Pakistani diplomat and the country's first female governor.She was born Sheila Irene Pant on 13 February 1905 in Almora, British India (today's India), to a Brahmin family who had converted to Christianity two generations prior.Academically brilliant, she graduated from the University of Lucknow in 1927 with bachelor's degrees in economics and theology. She obtained a double master's degree in economics and sociology in 1929. In 1931, she became professor of economics at Indraprastha College in Delhi, where she met her future husband, lawyer Liaquat Ali Khan, when he visited to deliver a lecture on law.The couple married in 1932, despite her family's objection. The bride converted to Islam and took the name Begum Ra'ana. She became involved with the Muslim League, devoting herself to creating political consciousness among the Muslim women in British India.After the Partition in 1947, Liaquat Ali Khan became Pakistan's first prime minister. As the first First Lady of Pakistan, Begum Ra'ana founded or helped establish organisations that uplifted women's rights and women's public role, such as the Pakistan Women's National Guard (PWNG), the Women's Naval Reserves and All Pakistan Women's Association (APWA).

Zustand: Good. 13 x 18cm. Card stock with gilt embossing.Annotated in ink: Refuse per P/E. 5/6/53. "May 07, 1953 - Here for the Coronation: Prince and Princess Himalaya, have arrived in London to attend the coronation from their home in the Everest country of Nepal.This is the Prince's first trip to Europe. Photo shows Prince and Princes Himalaya ".The personal copy of Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905-1990), who was a Pakistani diplomat and the country's first female governor.She was born Sheila Irene Pant on 13 February 1905 in Almora, British India (today's India), to a Brahmin family who had converted to Christianity two generations prior.Academically brilliant, she graduated from the University of Lucknow in 1927 with bachelor's degrees in economics and theology. She obtained a double master's degree in economics and sociology in 1929. In 1931, she became professor of economics at Indraprastha College in Delhi, where she met her future husband, lawyer Liaquat Ali Khan, when he visited to deliver a lecture on law.The couple married in 1932, despite her family's objection. The bride converted to Islam and took the name Begum Ra'ana. She became involved with the Muslim League, devoting herself to creating political consciousness among the Muslim women in British India.After the Partition in 1947, Liaquat Ali Khan became Pakistan's first prime minister. As the first First Lady of Pakistan, Begum Ra'ana founded or helped establish organisations that uplifted women's rights and women's public role, such as the Pakistan Women's National Guard (PWNG), the Women's Naval Reserves and All Pakistan Women's Association (APWA).

Zustand: Good. 8vo. Original wraps, soiled. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1126349661 64pp.Physical Description:63 pages illustrations, plates. .May Agate (1892-1960) was a British actress and author, known for her early 20th-century stage work with Sarah Bernhardt in Paris and London, rather than the 19th century. She was the sister of noted theatre critic James Agate and later wrote a biography of Bernhardt, Madame Sarah (1945). IMDbIMDb +2Birth: December 29, 1892, in Pendleton, Salford, England.Career Highlights: Made her stage debut with Sarah Bernhardt in La Samaritaine (1912) and appeared in Phèdre (1913).Film Roles: Appeared in School for Scandal (1930) and I Was a Spy (1933).Writing: Authored Madame Sarah (1945) and adapted works for radio.Death: February 27, 1960, in Brighton, Sussex, England. IMDbIMDb +1.

Zustand: Good. Tear sheets of the article including ads. Addressed to Fred G. Ruffner, Jr. 427 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Columbus 15, Ohio. Envelope dated Feb. 7, 1949.Folio. 26.5 x 35cm. Sheets stapled together Pages numbered 109-124. Pictures of the Agonis Club; Charles W. "Chic" Harley; Coach Wes Fesler.Joel G. Sayre was a journalist, author, screenwriter and foreign correspondent. He was born December 13, 1900 in Marion, Indiana, the son of Joel Grover Sayre, a businessman, and Nora Clemens Sayre, a photographer and interior decorator. He grew up in Columbus, Ohio, attended the Columbus Academy there, and a private school in Cleveland. One of his childhood friends became the notable author James Thurber. At age sixteen, with the encouragement of the Governor of Ohio, James M. Cox, who took a personal interest in him, he attempted to enlist in the American army, but was refused because of his age. Fortified with a false certificate of birth, he succeeded in joining the Canadian Army and was sent to Siberia with its Expeditionary Force.After the war he took a degree in literature at Oxford University in England, and studied medicine, briefly, at Heidelberg. He began his career in journalism as police reporter for the Columbus Journal, a hometown newspaper which did not provide adequate scope for his burgeoning talent. After a brief stint as sports columnist for The Boston Herald, he became a reporter for the New York World and the New York Herald Tribune where he specialized in crime reporting covering closely the career of the notorious criminal, John Thomas "Legs" Diamond. During this period he wrote numerous articles for The New Yorker and published two successful satirical novels, Hizzoner the Mayor, and Rackety Rax, which dealt with corruption in politics and in college football. During the mid-thirties he was called to Hollywood as screenwriter on several films including Annie Oakley, Gunga Din, and The Road to Glory. On the latter film he collaborated with the novelist, William Faulkner.During World War II, as foreign correspondent for The New Yorker, he covered the Persian Gulf Command which supplied the Soviet Union with munitions and other materials through Iran. As correspondent he was present at the historic Teheran Conference of 1943. His New Yorker articles were later reproduced in his book Persian Gulf Command; Some Marvels on the Road to Kazvin. In 1945 the New Yorker sent him to Germany to cover the last phases of the war in Europe. His book, The House Without a Roof, about a Jewish family in the Third Reich, resulted from his experiences there.In the 1950s Sayre continued to write for The New Yorker and other magazines. In mid-decade he left Time magazine where he had briefly been a staff writer, to return to screenwriting and to his peregrinations abroad, living for a time in London. In 1960 he returned to America to take a teaching position at the Annenburg School of Communications at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1971 he retired from teaching and settled in Virginia. The year before his death on September 9, 1979, he moved to Taftsville, Vermont to be with his life-long friend, Jeanette Lowe. His wife, Gertrude, died in 1960. At the time of his death he was survived by his daughter, Nora Sayre, and a niece, Mary Sayre Haverstock, of Arlington, Virginia.The Lantern, 8 January 1986:.":OSU gets $ 3 million in donations". from Frederick G . Ruffner , Jr .By Ina Rene Lubeach: Lantern staff writer The Ohio State University Campaign is getting closer to its goal , as it received three $ 1 million gifts in December . The goal is to raise $ 350 million by 1990 . The campaign , which began late September , has raised about $ 100 million so far . This is the largest campaign for private funds in the history of public higher education . Gifts may support the university ' s academic core , student body or athletic programs . Frederick G . Ruffner Jr ., national campaign chairman and one of the donors , said he is undecided about which aspect of the campaign will benefit from his contribution . As a leader of the campaign , Ruffner said , it was very important to make an early contribution . He is excited about reaching the goal and says he has no doubt the project will be a success . "I 've been involved with other fundraising activities and I Just don't recall anything that has been so carefully planned and orchestrated and staffed with exceptionally competent people , " Ruffner , a 1950 OSU graduate , said . From the collection of Frederick Gale Ruffner Jr (1926-2014) , the founder of Gale Research, Detroit.

Zustand: Good. Glt embossed card with manuscript name. 12.7 x 18.6cm.; together with driving and parking instructions.and the label to place on the windscreen. . The Lord Great Chamberlain at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 was David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie. He was responsible for the overall organization of the ceremony, including ensuring all the details were correct and that everything went smoothly. The Earl of Scarbrough, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., T.D. was appointed to the position by Queen Elizabeth II in the early 1950s.The personal copy of Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905-1990), who was a Pakistani diplomat and the country's first female governor.She was born Sheila Irene Pant on 13 February 1905 in Almora, British India (today's India), to a Brahmin family who had converted to Christianity two generations prior.Academically brilliant, she graduated from the University of Lucknow in 1927 with bachelor's degrees in economics and theology. She obtained a double master's degree in economics and sociology in 1929. In 1931, she became professor of economics at Indraprastha College in Delhi, where she met her future husband, lawyer Liaquat Ali Khan, when he visited to deliver a lecture on law.The couple married in 1932, despite her family's objection. The bride converted to Islam and took the name Begum Ra'ana. She became involved with the Muslim League, devoting herself to creating political consciousness among the Muslim women in British India.After the Partition in 1947, Liaquat Ali Khan became Pakistan's first prime minister. As the first First Lady of Pakistan, Begum Ra'ana founded or helped establish organisations that uplifted women's rights and women's public role, such as the Pakistan Women's National Guard (PWNG), the Women's Naval Reserves and All Pakistan Women's Association (APWA).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Bücher zählen bis heute zu den wichtigsten kulturellen Errungenschaften der Menschheit. Ihre Erfindung war mit der Einführung des Buchdrucks ähnlich bedeutsam wie des Internets: Erstmals wurde eine massenweise Weitergabe von Informationen möglich. Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung, aber auch die Unterhaltung wurde auf neuartige, technisch wie inhaltlich revolutionäre Basis gestellt. Bücher verändern die Gesellschaft bei heute.Die technischen Möglichkeiten des Massen-Buchdrucks führten zu einem radikalen Zuwachs an Titeln im 18. Und 19 Jahrhundert. Dennoch waren die Rahmenbedingungen immer noch ganz andere als heute: Wer damals ein Buch schrieb, verfasste oftmals ein Lebenswerk. Dies spiegelt sich in der hohen Qualität alter Bücher wider.Leider altern Bücher. Papier ist nicht für die Ewigkeit gemacht. Daher haben wir es uns zur Aufgabe gemacht, das zu Buch gebrachte Wissen der Menschheit zu konservieren und alte Bücher in möglichst hoher Qualität zu niedrigen Preisen verfügbar zu machen.

Frontispice-lithographie (portrait-Bureau), 117 (1) pages. - Publisher's titled softcover; 8vo.(ca. 19 x 16 cm). *** FIRST EDITION, SOFTCOVER ORIGINAL; 1 OF 300 COPIES ON 'VERGÉ BOUFFANT'-PAPER, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR TO bouffant', inscribed to ''Madame et docteur Arthus . . .''. - Spine sunned and slightly rubbed, else in best condition. --- Many more artist- and inscribed poetry-books by Noel Bureau in stock. . .

Zustand: Good. 4to, 20 x 26cm. Original wraps, 13pp. Stains on cover. Printed in red and black.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1032772135.The personal copy of Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905-1990), who was a Pakistani diplomat and the country's first female governor.She was born Sheila Irene Pant on 13 February 1905 in Almora, British India (today's India), to a Brahmin family who had converted to Christianity two generations prior.Academically brilliant, she graduated from the University of Lucknow in 1927 with bachelor's degrees in economics and theology. She obtained a double master's degree in economics and sociology in 1929. In 1931, she became professor of economics at Indraprastha College in Delhi, where she met her future husband, lawyer Liaquat Ali Khan, when he visited to deliver a lecture on law.The couple married in 1932, despite her family's objection. The bride converted to Islam and took the name Begum Ra'ana. She became involved with the Muslim League, devoting herself to creating political consciousness among the Muslim women in British India.After the Partition in 1947, Liaquat Ali Khan became Pakistan's first prime minister. As the first First Lady of Pakistan, Begum Ra'ana founded or helped establish organisations that uplifted women's rights and women's public role, such as the Pakistan Women's National Guard (PWNG), the Women's Naval Reserves and All Pakistan Women's Association (APWA).

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Zustand: Good. 9.8 x 14.8cm. Card stock. Tape remnants. .The personal copy of Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905-1990), who was a Pakistani diplomat and the country's first female governor.She was born Sheila Irene Pant on 13 February 1905 in Almora, British India (today's India), to a Brahmin family who had converted to Christianity two generations prior.Academically brilliant, she graduated from the University of Lucknow in 1927 with bachelor's degrees in economics and theology. She obtained a double master's degree in economics and sociology in 1929. In 1931, she became professor of economics at Indraprastha College in Delhi, where she met her future husband, lawyer Liaquat Ali Khan, when he visited to deliver a lecture on law.The couple married in 1932, despite her family's objection. The bride converted to Islam and took the name Begum Ra'ana. She became involved with the Muslim League, devoting herself to creating political consciousness among the Muslim women in British India.After the Partition in 1947, Liaquat Ali Khan became Pakistan's first prime minister. As the first First Lady of Pakistan, Begum Ra'ana founded or helped establish organisations that uplifted women's rights and women's public role, such as the Pakistan Women's National Guard (PWNG), the Women's Naval Reserves and All Pakistan Women's Association (APWA).