The year 1954 witnessed the publication of the first comprehensive photographic survey of Mahatma Gandhi following his tragic assassination in 1948. This large-sized rare book was also one of the very few publications featuring a large number of photographs of Kasturba Gandhi. For bibliophiles and collectors of rare material on Mahatma Gandhi, we are pleased to offer an extremely rare and hard-to-find original First Edition of this precious book.
With over 500 archival images featuring Mahatma Gandhi, this rare First Edition is extremely hard to find, especially in such excellent condition as the one we are offering. This large-format book opens with a 17-page essay on Mahatma Gandhi's life & work. It is followed by a lavish pictorial narrative in chronological order, the photographs are arranged in sections bearing on important phases of Mahatma Gandhi's life. The portrayal in pictures of Gandhiji's life is, above all, a symbolic representation of the most significant epoch in the history of India. This fact, along with the innate dynamism that characterized every aspect of his life, gives this collection of photographs a deep sense of movement.
Several images of this beautiful rarity are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested.
Foreword by: Dr Rajendra Prasad
Publisher: Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, 1954 — Extremely Rare Original First Edition
Format: Hardcover. Professionally rebound in full genuine maroon leather with the title debossed in golden lettering.
Size: 37 cm x 29 cm x 3 cm — This is a very heavy, large-size comprehensive compendium weighing around 3 kg.
Pages: 303 pages. Richly illustrated with numerous rare, archival visuals on high-grade paper.
Condition: Pre-owned. Excellent — Near Pristine. Pages clean & unmarked. Binding tight and firm.
Inscription: The title page bears the stamp of the Delhi-based distributor of this book in the 1950s; image attached.
Remarks: This highly rare & hard-to-find First Edition has been sourced from a very well-maintained private collection and is particularly elusive in such excellent condition as the one we are now offering. The value of this particular book lies in its extreme rarity for being the very First Edition in excellent condition originally published in 1954.
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