SOCHI RAUT ROY- A POET OF THE PEOPLE (A SYMPOSIUM)
Prabasi Press, 1955. Item #1500
CHAKRAVARTY, Basudha; [Editor]. SOCHI RAUT ROY- A POET OF THE PEOPLE (A SYMPOSIUM). Foreword by Humayan Kabir. Calcutta: Prabasi Press, [1955]. Tall 8vo., black cloth spine with blue boards with paper title label (as issued); 208 pages. First Edition. Typed letter signed from Raut Roy laid in, from the Kesoram Cotton Mills in Calcutta to Olcott E. Demming in Chevy Chase, Maryland: "With the best compliments and sincerest fraternal greetings of S. Raut Roy (gives his address). Looking forward to meeting you all soon, in the inspiring land of U.S.A. S. Raut Roy. 5/12/1955." Also with a tpyed list of notes regarding the book in relation to his upcoming American visit. A symposium held in Calcutta to promote Raut Roy and his poetry. Raut Roy was a Oriya poet, novelist, and short-story writer. A scarce book- no other copy has been located for sale in the marketplace. Good (some wear cover but contents clean & tight). $175.00.
Price: $175.00