Jawaharlal Nehru's autobiography :: rare May 1936 edition

Written entirely in prison between June 1934 and February 1935, Jawaharlal Nehru's autobiography is one of the most important books of the pre-independence era in the realm of Indian history. First published in London in the month of April 1936, the initial print run of this engrossing book was exhausted in no time. In an extremely unusual turn of events, this book was reprinted in the same month of its first edition i.e. April 1936, followed by the second impression as early as May 1936!

We are now pleased to offer a highly rare early edition of his autobiography published in the month of May 1936.

Numerous images of this precious rarity are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested.

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU — AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Author: Jawaharlal Nehru

Publisher: The Bodley Head, London, May 1936 — Second Reprint of the First Edition (April 1936) — Highly Rare and Hard-to-find

Printed by: Sherratt and Hughes at the Saint Ann's Press, Timperley

Format: Hardcover in green cloth with the original dust jacket.

Size: 22.3 cm long x 15.2 wide x 5.2 cm thick

Pages: xvi + 618 pages + 13 plates in collotype. Richly illustrated with several rare b&w visuals.

Book Condition: Pre-owned. Excellent. Pages clean & unmarked. Original tight binding. Slight natural yellowing/foxing of some pages owing to age. The original tissue-guards on some of the plates are completely intact.

Dust Jacket Condition: Restored – Intact. Fair – Good. The spine of the original dust jacket suffered from considerable fraying and shelf-wear but has been meticulously restored. Slight spotting/foxing on the dust jacket owing to age. The dust jacket has been neatly wrapped in an acetate film for future protection.

Affixtures: An old stamp depicting the coat of arms of the princely state of Kutch is affixed on the clothbound spine of this book. Image attached.

Remarks: The value of this particular book lies in its being one of the earliest rare editions originally published in London in May 1936. This rare edition is particularly elusive in such good condition and with its original dust jacket intact as the one we are offering now.

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