A fellow of the All Souls College at the University of Oxford, the great Indologist Lawrence Frederic Rushbrook Williams was an eminent historian, a diplomat, a civil servant, a consultant for The Times (London), and a judicial official. With an intense fascination for India, Rushbrook Williams became a Professor of Modern History at the University of Allahabad in 1914.
In the 1930s, Rushbrook Williams conceived an exhaustive project on the Great Men of India. This comprehensive book offered a unique history of India through the lives of India's great men over a period of more than two thousand years. Replete with numerous illustrations and photographs, this rare book is divided into eight sections viz.: i] Rulers and Great Leaders; ii] Statesmen and Politicians; iii] Reformers and Religious Teachers; iv] Authors and Poets; v] Scientists; vi] Educationists; vii] Judges; viii] Industrial Pioneers. The essays in this rare book were written by the leading historians, statesmen, diplomats and scientists of the time.
We are now pleased to offer the rare First Edition of this beautiful book. Numerous images (including the complete table of contents) of this beautiful rarity are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested.
GREAT MEN OF INDIA
Edited by: Lawrence Frederic Rushbrook Williams
Essays by: Dr. Radha Kumud Mookerji, Robert Bryan, Charles Kincaid, Denis Clark, F. A. Beaumont, H. G. Rawlinson, Ishwari Prasad, Dr. B. P. Saxena, Elizabeth D'Oyley, H. H. Dodwell, Sardar K. M. Panikkar, C. F. Andrews, Sir Verney Lovett, Dr. J. C. Ghosh, Naoroji Dumasia, Henry & Millie Polak, Sir George Anderson, Usman Ahmad Anson, Rhys Davids, David Bury, His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Shankaracharya of Puri, Rao Bahadur V. Rangaswami Aiyangar, P. K. Sen, Rev. Dr. Nicol MacNicol, Dr. H. P. Sastri, Kissane Keane, Dr. M. M. Bhattacharjee, Sir Atul Chandra Chatterjee, Sir Abdul Qadir, Dr. K. S. Shelvankar, J. C. Ghosh, Dr. S. P. Mookerjee, M. B. Ahmad, Sir Stanley Reed
Publisher: The Home Library Club conducted under the joint management of The Times of India & The Statesman Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd., undated (circa 1939 *) — Highly Rare First Edition
Format: Hardcover. The title and an ornate design is blind-stamped on the front cover.
Size: 23 cm x 16 cm x 3.7 cm
Pages: 640 pages
Condition of the pages: Pre-owned. Excellent — Near Pristine. Pages clean and unmarked. Original tight binding. Natural yellowing/foxing of some pages owing to age.
Condition of the hard covers: Excellent. The original hard covers are completely intact. Minor toning/fading and shelf-wear owing to age and use. The covers are neatly wrapped in an acetate film for future protection.
* Remarks: The value of this particular book that we are offering lies in its being the very First Edition that was originally published in the late 1930s (circa 1939) in excellent condition. The year of publication was not printed in the First Edition of this book; the year of publication has been ascertained from the publisher's catalogues and from various other bibliographical references.
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