The Discovery of India.
by Nehru, Jawaharlal
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Calcutta: The Signet Press, 1947. First Indian edition of one of the finest modern works on Indian history. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the title page, "Jawaharlal Nehru June 1948." In good condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Synopsis
The Discovery of India was written by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment in 1942-1946 at Ahmednagar in the Ahmednagar Fort. Nehru was jailed for his participation in the Quit India movement along with other Indian leaders, and he used this time to write down his thoughts and knowledge about India's history.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 132748
- Title
- The Discovery of India.
- Author
- Nehru, Jawaharlal
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Signet Press
- Place of Publication
- Calcutta
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- The Discovery of India
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Autobiography;
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...