For bibliophiles and those interested in the history of Gujarat, we are pleased to offer an extremely rare and out-of-print First Edition that was the first comprehensive book on the economic and industrial resources of Gujarat. First published in August 1943 in Bombay, Wealth of Gujarat appeared at a time when Gujarat was a part of the Bombay Presidency in British India.
The first part of this rare First Edition contains a detailed description of the natural environments of Gujarat and deals exhaustively with her economic resources viz. mineral, forest, agricultural, cattle, marine and human wealth as well as the various transport facilities. The second part delves into a serious discussion on the conditions of Gujarat's large-scale, small-scale, cottage & village industries. The scope of these industries, their marketing difficulties, their size, their financial needs, their inter se competition, state policy etc. were thoroughly analysed, and valuable recommendations offered to improve their state. This book contains numerous analytical tables covering a multitude of aspects including the historical figures of annual rainfall, the mileage & the gauge of the railways, the population demography etc.
This rare book was authored and published by Prof. Anantray Bhagwanji Trivedi, a notable economist who taught at the Birla College in Pilani. In the late 1930s, as the Investigator of the Northern Division of the Bombay Economic and Industrial Survey Committee, Prof. Trivedi studied the economic and industrial conditions of Kathiawar and British Gujarat. This rare book was dedicated by the author to "two distinguished members" of the Bombay Stock Exchange viz. Kalyanbhai C. Nanavaty and Navalchand T. Shah.
This rare First Edition was printed at the Bombay Vaibhav Press by the well-known trade union leader R. R. Bakhale, who was the founding member of the Bombay Textile Labour Union that was formed in 1925.
Numerous images of this precious rarity, including the complete table of contents, are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested.
WEALTH OF GUJARAT
Author: A. B. Trivedi
Foreword by: Navalchand T. Shah, Bombay Stock Exchange
Publisher: Prof. A. B. Trivedi, Birla College, Pilani, Jaipur State, August 1943 — Highly Rare and Out-of-Print First Edition
Printed by: R. R. Bakhale at the Bombay Vaibhav Press, Sandhurst Road, Bombay
Format: Hardcover with original dust jacket. Professionally bound in full green Rexine. The title has been embossed in golden lettering on the front cover and on the spine.
Size: 22.3 cm x 14.5 cm
Pages: xx + 447 pages (including 1 frontispiece map, and a large fold-out of the population classification table).
Condition of the book: Pre-owned. Excellent. Pages clean and unmarked. Binding tight and firm. Minor spotting and natural yellowing/foxing on a few pages owing to age.
Condition of the dust jacket: Excellent. The rare, original dust jacket is completely intact; it is not price-clipped. It is very slightly chipped at the top and the bottom edge of the spine. Minor, natural toning and slight discolouration in a few places owing to age. The dust jacket is neatly wrapped in an acetate film for future protection.
Remarks: Sourced with great difficulty, this rare First Edition is extremely hard to find, especially in such exemplary condition with its original dust jacket completely intact. The value of this book lies in its extreme rarity for being the First Edition originally published in 1943 in Bombay.
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