Praful Thakkar
My Books
Glimpses of Indian Autographs
Glimpses of Indian Autographs
The book gives glimpses of the autographs of eminent Indian personalities of various fields. It contains around 600 autographs in 8 major groups which are further divided in 42 different categories. In each category about 13 autographs, along with the photographs of the celebrities are presented. The effort in the book is made to project glimpses of different themes under which autograph collection can be made.
Size/Type of the book : 11" x 8½" & hard bound
Pages : 280 fully colored pages
Printed : four colors on art paper
Price : Rs. 1,500 + postage / $ 50 + postage
Chapras
CHAPRAS - Collector's Guide to Belt Buckles, Badges & Badge Plates of India
This is a book that gives wonderful thematic dimension to the hobby of collecting CHAPRAS - Badges, Badge Plates & Belt Buckles of India. As these Chapras Badges depict and describe date and authority, they give specific identity to the office bearer. They are full of variety and meticulously made from bronze and silver. Chapras Badges of British India, Indian Princely States and other Government and Semi-Government organizations are collectibles as they have all the charisma to attract and give the pleasure to the Collector. In this book more than 630 badges, badge plates and belt buckles with their photos are catalogued.
Size of the book : 7¼" x 9½"
Pages : 212
Printed : on art paper with some colored pages
Price : Rs. 600 + postage / $ 30 + postage
Indian Canteen Tokens
Collector's Guide to Indian Canteen Tokens
This is a reference guide of canteen tokens issued in India since 1939. These metallic tokens were issued by various Government and Non-Government establishments like mills, mints, military, railways, banks, clubs, hotels, companies, factories, co-operatives, etc. for use in their own premises only. Here, as many as 295 canteen tokens including color illustrations of more than 260 tokens have been catalogued with details like the issuer, location, metal, weight, size, shape, value, descriptions of obverse and reverse, etc.
Size/Type of the book : 6" x 8½" & soft bound
Pages : 88
Printed : four colors on art paper
Price : Rs. 190 + postage / $ 13 + postage
Chronologies
Collector's Guide to Chronologies of Sultans, Rulers & Colonial Heads of India
This is the book which gives chronologies of Sultans, Rulers, Kings, Emperors and Colonial Heads of India. It is a reference guide to chronologies of Bengal, Bijapur, Bahamani, Gujarat, Malwa and other Sultans, Mughal Rulers, Indian Princely State Kings, British Emperors and Colonial Heads of Danish, Portuguese and other colonies. The book will save Collector's valuable time in placing the numismatic item in its right historical slot.
Size/Type of the book : 7¼" x 9½" & soft bound
Pages : 72
Printed : on art paper
Price : Rs. 125 + postage / $ 10 + postage
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