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Here is an example of a folded bookmark from the early history of the press. It features [[Annie Besant]], President of the Society, on the front, a bit of advertising on the back, and a centerfold calendar in an unusual format. The bookmark was sold at a price of one anna.
Here is an example of a folded bookmark from the early history of the press. It features [[Annie Besant]], President of the Society, on the front, a bit of advertising on the back, and a centerfold calendar in an unusual format. The bookmark was sold at a price of one anna.
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File:Vasanta Press Bookmark Front.jpg|Bookmark front
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File:Vasanta Press Bookmark Back.jpg|<center>Bookmark back</center>
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==Online resources==
==Online resources==

Revision as of 22:13, 3 January 2013

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A. K. S. Shastri, shown in The Theosophist of October 1929.

The Vasanṭā Press was established at the Theosophical Society in Adyar in 1909. It prints various publications produced by the Theosophical Publishing House (Adyar), the Adyar Library and Research Centre, and allied organizations. The first prize for excellence in printing was awarded to it in 1987 by the All India Printers' Conference.[1]

Publications of the Press

Here is an example of a folded bookmark from the early history of the press. It features Annie Besant, President of the Society, on the front, a bit of advertising on the back, and a centerfold calendar in an unusual format. The bookmark was sold at a price of one anna.

Online resources

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