In 1967, Calcutta-based engineer GC Jain stepped out to buy antique furniture, and returned with a small collection of rare books. Acquired from a Parsi doctor, they now stand as part of the archives of Memoirs of India, a third-generation emporium of rare treasures in Delhi. “My grandfather thought this was an interesting field. Not many in India were doing it, so why not expand the book segment. That’s how from being a small collection, it has been built over many years. There are 8000-10,000 books now at any given point of time,” says Rashi Jain, who runs the gallery with her brother Rishabh Jain.

Berry Sarba-dhikary’s Presenting Indian Cricket; pages signed by the English Cricket Team