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Dane Rudhyar – HAMSA 1932-1934, 26 issues of 27 published

£325.00

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HAMSA – An Organ of Wholeness Dedicated to the Upholding of the Ideal of Harmonic Cooperation and Synthesis and to the Establishment of a Living Civilization Animated by the Conscious Realization in Every Individual of the Living God     1932: Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9; 1933: Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4; and unnumbered issues for May, July 4, August, Fall Equinox, November and Christmas; 1934: Unnumbered issues for January-February, March, Easter, May, June, July-August, September-October and November-December Rudhyar, Brookline, Mass Dane Rudhyar £325 Near-complete set comprising 26 of 27 issues published during these three years, lacking only No. 7 (1932). All issues are individually rare; and no comparably extensive collections are available worldwide. The contents are philosophical and give valuable insights into the early development of Rudhyar’s thinking.   Nearly all issues in vgc antiquarian condition for their age, with no permanent internal markings found except on Number One (1932) – as detailed below. All issues that originally had covers complete with them – with variable sun-fading to coloured card of some covers, especially the 1932 issues. Minor creasing to parts of some covers. Other minor defects as follows: Number One (1932): Slight staining and creasing to upper margin of front cover. Former owner’s pink-pencilled underlining and marginal notes to pp. 12-14. Number Two (1932): Small stain across ‘S’ of title to front cover; 5mm tear to top edge of rear cover; later stamp of HAMSA PUBLICATIONS, 2725 Tesla Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. to foot of title page. Number Five (1932): Marked foxing and some staining to covers. Number Six (1932): minor foxing to front cover. Number Eight (1932): traces of blue ink-staining to lower outer corner of rear cover. May 1933: Tearing down lower three-fifths of spine, with remainder weak. August 1933: Separation to lowest inch of spine. June 1934: 3mm tear to foot of spine. November-December 1934: Short tear to foot of spine. Price factors in faults. A very rare near-complete set.

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Weight 0.625 kg

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